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=== *debian/copyright* file

Debian takes copyright and license matters very seriously. The "Debian Policy Manual" requires a summary of these in the *debian/copyright* file of the package.

* "`https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-docs.html#s-copyrightfile[12.5. Copyright information]`"
* "`https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive.html#s-pkgcopyright[2.3. Copyright considerations]`"
* "`https://www.debian.org/legal/licenses/[License information]`"

The *debmake* command creates the initial *debian/copyright* template file using the **licensecheck**(1) command.

