cleanDeb.sh

#!/bin/bash
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if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
    echo usage: $0 debfile
    exit 1
fi

FNAME=$1
DNAME=$(basename ${FNAME} .deb)
mkdir -p ${DNAME}/DEBIAN
fakeroot dpkg-deb -x ${FNAME} ${DNAME}
fakeroot dpkg-deb -e ${FNAME} ${DNAME}/DEBIAN
rm ${FNAME}
fakeroot dpkg-deb -b ${DNAME} ${FNAME}
rm -rf ${DNAME}