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# `read-in-maintainer-script`

The given maintainer script appears to use `read` to get information from the user. Prompting in maintainer scripts must be done by communicating through a utility that conforms to the Debian configuration management specification, version 2 or higher. The `debconf` program is a popular choice.

With this tag, there is a potential for false positives. For example, `read` could be used in a block with redirection, in a function in a pipe, or when standard input is provided in an unusual way.

Severity: | `error`
Experimental: | `false`

## See also

- Prompting in maintainer scripts (Section 3.9.1) in the Debian Policy Manual

- list of all the affected packages
- the source of this tag