.br
.B dgit
[\fIdgit\-opts\fP] \fBbuild\fP|\fBsbuild\fP|\fBbuild-source\fP
-[\fIbuild\-opts\fp]
+[\fIbuild\-opts\fP]
.br
.B dgit
[\fIdgit\-opts\fP] \fBpush\fP|\fBpush-source\fP [\fIdgit\-opts\fP]
To always use dgit's own patch generator
instead of git-debrebase make-patches,
pass --git-debrebase=true to dgit.
+
+See
+.B FORMAT 3.0 (QUILT)
+in
+.BR dgit(7) .
.TP
\fBdgit import-dsc\fR [\fIsub-options\fR] \fI../path/to/.dsc\fR [\fB+\fR|\fB..\fR]branch
Import a Debian-format source package,
you push are identical, so this option won't make broken pushes.)
.TP
.BR --overwrite [=\fIprevious-version\fR]
-Declare that even though your git branch may not be a descendant
+Declare that your HEAD really does contain
+all the (wanted) changes
+from all versions listed in its changelog;
+or, all (wanted) changes from
+.IR previous-version .
+This promise is needed when
+your git branch is not a descendant
of the version in the archive
-according to the revision history,
-it really does contain
-all the (wanted) changes from that version.
+according to the git revision history.
This option is useful if you are the maintainer, and you have
incorporated NMU changes into your own git workflow in a way that
See
.BR dgit-maint- \fI*\fR (7) .
-.I previous-version
-ought to be the version currently in the archive. If
+If
.I previous-version
is not
specified, dgit will check that the version in the archive is
mentioned in your debian/changelog.
(This will avoid losing
-changes unless someone committed to git a finalised changelog
+changes, even with
+.BR --overwrite ,
+unless someone committed to git a finalised changelog
entry, and then made later changes to that version.)
+If
+.IR previous-version
+is specified, it ought to be the version currently in the archive.
dgit push --overwrite
will, if necessary, make a