#1094594 apt: modernize-sources: please add option to output to stdout

Package:
apt
Source:
apt
Description:
commandline package manager
Submitter:
Martin-Éric Racine
Date:
2025-02-25 20:51:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1094594#5
Date:
2025-01-29 06:55:45 UTC
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Thanks to whoever came up with modernize-sources. It greatly simplifies the migration to the 822 format.

This being said, would it be possible to add an option to work on files at arbitrary locations and output them to stdout? This would allow someone to perform a conversion on files for other hosts and then distribute the results manually.

Thanks!
Martin-Éric
#1094594#8
Date:
2025-02-04 05:48:37 UTC
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Hi,

Quoting Martin-Éric Racine (2025-01-29 07:55:45)

I second this request for a different reason.

The one-line format is a very compact way for working with apt sources. For
example the mmdebstrap man page suggests this example: