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+
+Description record for `collector' scripts:
+
+ Collector-Script: <file name of collector script>
+ Info: <description of what this script does>
+ Type: comma-separated list of <binary | source | udeb>
+ Unpack-Level: <1 | 2>
+ Output: <a file that's generated by this script>
+ Order: <order--necessary if this script needs info from other scripts, see Needs-Info>
+ Needs-Info: <info this scripts needs from other collector scripts>
+
+Description record for `checker' scripts:
+
+ Check-Script: <file name of checker script>
+ Abbrev: <abbrev>
+ Info: <description of what this check does>
+ Type: comma-separated list of <binary | source | udeb>
+ Standards-Version: <standards-version for which this check has been designed>
+ Unpack-Level: <1 | 2>
+ Needs-Info: <info this script needs>
+
+Description record of a `Lintian tag':
+
+ Tag: <tag>
+ Type: <warning | error>
+ Info: <description of this tag>
+ Ref: <reference>
+ Status: <untested | <empty> >