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Debian Syntax

by barnumbirr ST3

Debian file syntax highlighting for Sublime Text.

Labels language syntax, debian

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Installs

  • Total 289
  • Win 113
  • Mac 69
  • Linux 107
Apr 7 Apr 6 Apr 5 Apr 4 Apr 3 Apr 2 Apr 1 Mar 31 Mar 30 Mar 29 Mar 28 Mar 27 Mar 26 Mar 25 Mar 24 Mar 23 Mar 22 Mar 21 Mar 20 Mar 19 Mar 18 Mar 17 Mar 16 Mar 15 Mar 14 Mar 13 Mar 12 Mar 11 Mar 10 Mar 9 Mar 8 Mar 7 Mar 6 Mar 5 Mar 4 Mar 3 Mar 2 Mar 1 Feb 28 Feb 27 Feb 26 Feb 25 Feb 24 Feb 23 Feb 22
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Mac 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Linux 0 0 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 0 0 0 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)
  • Syntax-specific view settings for control, changelog, and 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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