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Debian Syntax

by barnumbirr ST3

Debian file syntax highlighting for Sublime Text.

Labels language syntax, debian

Details

  • 2.4.1
    1.4.2
  • github.​com
  • github.​com
  • 4 months ago
  • 4 minutes ago
  • 6 years ago

Installs

  • Total 303
  • Win 115
  • Mac 72
  • Linux 116
Aug 25 Aug 24 Aug 23 Aug 22 Aug 21 Aug 20 Aug 19 Aug 18 Aug 17 Aug 16 Aug 15 Aug 14 Aug 13 Aug 12 Aug 11 Aug 10 Aug 9 Aug 8 Aug 7 Aug 6 Aug 5 Aug 4 Aug 3 Aug 2 Aug 1 Jul 31 Jul 30 Jul 29 Jul 28 Jul 27 Jul 26 Jul 25 Jul 24 Jul 23 Jul 22 Jul 21 Jul 20 Jul 19 Jul 18 Jul 17 Jul 16 Jul 15 Jul 14 Jul 13 Jul 12
Windows 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Mac 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Linux 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

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sublime-debian

Debian packaging file syntax highlighting for Sublime Text.

Features

Provides syntax highlighting for the following Debian packaging files:

Source package metadata

  • debian/control, debian/copyright, debian/changelog, debian/NEWS
  • debian/upstream/metadata, debian/tests/control (autopkgtest)

Source format & build options

  • debian/source/format, debian/source/options, debian/source/local-options
  • debian/compat, debian/watch, debian/patches/series, debian/gbp.conf

Debhelper & packaging helpers

  • debian/*.install, *.dirs, *.links, *.docs, *.clean, *.manpages, *.examples, *.not-installed, *.conffiles, *.info
  • debian/*.maintscript, *.triggers, *.symbols, *.templates
  • debian/*.doc-base, *.lintian-overrides, *.alternatives, *.shlibs
  • debian/substvars

Generated files

  • .dsc, .changes, .buildinfo

APT sources

  • /etc/apt/sources.list (one-line format)
  • /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.sources (deb822 format)

Editor integration

  • Field name completions for control, copyright, watch, and sources files
  • Snippets: source / package paragraphs (control), entry (changelog), files block (copyright)
  • Goto Symbol support for changelog versions, control fields, and gbp.conf sections

Preview

Debian changelog and control files with Sublime Text's default Monokai color scheme:

sublime-debian preview

All files used in these screenshots are part of the backuppc Debian package.

Installation

With Package Control

  1. Install Package Control

  2. Install Debian Syntax package

    Platform Install Command
    macOS Cmd + Shift + P → Package Control: Install Package → Debian Syntax
    Linux/Windows Ctrl + Shift + P → Package Control: Install Package → Debian Syntax

  3. Reopen all Debian packaging files or restart Sublime Text

Without Package Control

  1. Locate your Sublime Text “Packages” directory and navigate to it

    Platform Installation Path
    Linux ~/.config/sublime-text/Packages/
    macOS ~/Library/Application\ Support/Sublime\ Text/Packages/
    Windows %AppData%\Roaming\Sublime Text\Packages

  2. Clone this repository into Debian Syntax directory

    git clone https://github.com/barnumbirr/sublime-debian.git 'Debian Syntax'

Credit

A heartfelt thank you goes out to the following people for making sublime-debian a reality:

License:

Copyright 2020-2026 Martin Simon

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.

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