deb-email(7) — Linux manual page

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deb-email(7)                    dpkg suite                   deb-email(7)

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       deb-email - Debian package email address format

SYNOPSIS top

       Näme "quoted, text" S. Surname <näme@exâmple.org>

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       Email addresses as used for Debian package metadata in binary and
       source packages.  These consist of a name, followed by at least
       one space, and then an email address.

       The name is composed of one or more quoted (") or non-quoted
       parts.  These parts can contain any UTF-8 character except for
       angle brackets (<>), double quotes ("), and control characters.  A
       comma (,) is only allowed inside double quoted parts.

       The email address is contained inside angle brackets (<>), and is
       composed of a local part separated by an at sign (@) followed by
       the domain part.

       Both local and domain parts can contain any UTF-8 character except
       for angle brackets (<>), at sign (@) double quotes ("), space ( ),
       and control characters.

       Note: A domain part with a single label is allowed but will emit a
       warning, as those domains are either for local hosts, or a TLD
       which are not supposed to receive mail.

       Note: A domain part is expected to be encoded in UTF-8, and not in
       IDNA/Punycode, for readability and general handling reasons.

       Multiple addresses must be separated with a comma.

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1.23.7-216-gff7e9               2026-03-07                   deb-email(7)

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