dh_lintian (1) - Linux Manuals

dh_lintian: install lintian override files into package build directories

Command to display dh_lintian manual in Linux: $ man 1 dh_lintian

dh_lintian - install lintian override files into package build directories

dh_lintian [debhelper options]

dh_lintian is a debhelper program that is responsible for installing override files used by lintian into package build directories.

debian/package.lintian-overrides: Installed into usr/share/lintian/overrides/package in the package build directory. This file is used to suppress erroneous lintian diagnostics.
debian/source/lintian-overrides: These files are not installed, but will be scanned by lintian to provide overrides for the source package.

Steve Robbins <smr [at] debian.org>