XPost: linux.debian.maint.dpkg

Package: dpkg
Version: 1.21.22
Severity: minor
File: /usr/bin/dpkg-deb

Dear Maintainer,

-- Package-specific info:
This system uses merged-usr-via-aliased-dirs, going behind dpkg's
back, breaking its core assumptions. This can cause silent file
overwrites and disappearances, and its general tools misbehavior.
See <https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/FAQ#broken-usrmerge>.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 12.5
APT prefers stable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 6.5.0-0.deb12.4-amd64 (SMP w/16 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, TAINT_OOT_MODULE, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=sv_SE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=sv_SE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_US:en
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages dpkg depends on:
ii libbz2-1.0 1.0.8-5+b1
ii libc6 2.36-9+deb12u4
ii liblzma5 5.4.1-0.2
ii libmd0 1.0.4-2
ii libselinux1 3.4-1+b6
ii libzstd1 1.5.4+dfsg2-5
ii tar 1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.13.dfsg-1

dpkg recommends no packages.

Versions of packages dpkg suggests:
ii apt 2.6.1
pn debsig-verify <none>

-- no debconf information

With
vague@SEJA:~$ echo $LANG
sv_SE.UTF-8

'man dpkg-deb' and 'man dpkg', both show --vextract with wrong shortform argument
-x|--extract arkiv katalog
Extrahera filerna som finns i paketet.

-C|--vextract arkiv katalog
Extrahera och visa filnamnen som finns i paketet.

Changing language with 'LANG=en man dpkg-deb' the shortform is correct
-x, --extract archive directory
Extract the files contained by package.

-X, --vextract archive directory
Extract and display the filenames contained by a package.

This can be confusing for users if they don't check 'dpkg-deb --help' and notice
the discrepancy


/Jari

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