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NAME

       dep3changelog - generate a changelog entry from a DEP3-style patch header

SYNOPSIS

       dep3changelog patch [patch ...] [options] [-- [dch_options]]

DESCRIPTION

       dep3changelog  extracts the DEP3 patch headers from the given patch files and builds a changelog entry for each patch.  If the patch author
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       DEBEMAIL, EMAIL, DEBFULLNAME, NAME
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SEE ALSO

       debchange(1)

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