Debian dpkg-gencontrol version 1.18.4. This is free software; see the GNU General Public License version 2 or later for copying conditions. There is NO warranty.

Usage: dpkg-gencontrol [<option>...] Options: -p<package> print control file for package. -c<control-file> get control info from this file. -l<changelog-file> get per-version info from this file. -F<changelog-format> force changelog format. -v<force-version> set version of binary package. -f<files-list-file> write files here instead of debian/files. -P<package-build-dir> temporary build directory instead of debian/tmp. -n<filename> assume the package filename will be <filename>. -O[<file>] write to stdout (or <file>), not .../DEBIAN/control. -is, -ip, -isp, -ips deprecated, ignored for compatibility. -D<field>=<value> override or add a field and value. -U<field> remove a field. -V<name>=<value> set a substitution variable. -T<substvars-file> read variables here, not debian/substvars. -?, --help show this help message. --version show the version.