# dpkg-deb
# Debian package archive (.deb) manipulation tool

# Build a DEB package using the provided directory.
dpkg-deb -b /path/to/directory

# List out the contents of an existing DEB package.
dpkg-deb -c /path/to/package.deb

# Extract the contents of an existing DEB package. If no destination is
# provided for the extracted files, then they will be extracted to the CWD.
# Will also create the specified directory if it's not found, but it won't
# create its parents.
dpkg-deb -x /path/to/package.deb /path/to/destination/

# Output (unique) list of available sections under which to create DEB package.
awk '!A[$1]++{print($1)}' <<< "$(dpkg-query --show -f='${Section}\n')"