Lintian tag: zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory

Type: warning

Description (from lintian-explain-tags)

The documentation directory for this package contains an empty file. This
is often due to installing an upstream NEWS or README file without
realizing it's empty and hence not useful.

Files in the examples subdirectory are excluded from this check, but there
are some cases where empty files are legitimate parts of the documentation
without being examples. In those cases, please add an override.

Visibility: warning
Show-Always: no
Check: documentation

Affected packages

source version binary level tag count information
android-platform-tools-base 2.2.2-6 libgradle-android-plugin-java-doc/2.2.2-6 overridden zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/libgradle-android-plugin-java/templates/gradle-projects/NewAndroidProject/root/settings.gradle.ftl]
aodh 21.0.0-2 aodh-doc/21.0.0-2 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/aodh-doc/html/_static/toggle.js]
bash 5.3-1 bash-doc/5.3-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/bash/bash.pdf]
bedops 2.4.42+dfsg-1 bedops/2.4.42+dfsg-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 9 [usr/share/doc/bedops/tests/bedops/data/007.difference.007.expected]
bedops 2.4.42+dfsg-1 bedops/2.4.42+dfsg-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 9 [usr/share/doc/bedops/tests/bedops/data/004.element-of.004.expected]
bedops 2.4.42+dfsg-1 bedops/2.4.42+dfsg-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 9 [usr/share/doc/bedops/tests/bedops/data/006.difference.006.expected]
bedops 2.4.42+dfsg-1 bedops/2.4.42+dfsg-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 9 [usr/share/doc/bedops/tests/bedops/data/001.not-element-of.001.expected]
bedops 2.4.42+dfsg-1 bedops/2.4.42+dfsg-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 9 [usr/share/doc/bedops/tests/bedops/data/006.union.006.expected]
bedops 2.4.42+dfsg-1 bedops/2.4.42+dfsg-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 9 [usr/share/doc/bedops/tests/bedops/data/002.complement.002.expected]
bedops 2.4.42+dfsg-1 bedops/2.4.42+dfsg-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 9 [usr/share/doc/bedops/tests/bedops/data/003.intersection.003.expected]
bedops 2.4.42+dfsg-1 bedops/2.4.42+dfsg-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 9 [usr/share/doc/bedops/tests/bedops/data/005.symdiff.005.expected]
ceilometer 1:25.0.0-1 ceilometer-doc/1:25.0.0-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/ceilometer-doc/html/_static/toggle.js]
cloudkitty 23.0.0-1 cloudkitty-doc/23.0.0-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/cloudkitty-doc/html/_static/toggle.js]
docdiff 0.6.1-1 docdiff/0.6.1-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/docdiff/ChangeLog]
drop-seq 3.0.2+dfsg-2 drop-seq-testdata/3.0.2+dfsg-2 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/drop-seq/examples/org/broadinstitute/transcriptome/barnyard/digitalexpression/dge_example1_filtered.txt.gz]
dune-common 2.10.0-5 libdune-common-doc/2.10.0-5 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/libdune-common-doc/buildsystem/html/_sources/contents.rst.txt]
dvbstreamer 2.1.0-5.8 dvbstreamer/2.1.0-5.8 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 9 [usr/share/doc/dvbstreamer/NEWS.gz]
dvi2ps-fontdata 1.0.1-3.2 dvi2ps-fontdata-ja/1.0.1-3.2 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/dvi2ps-fontdata-ja/vfdata.doc]
dvi2ps-fontdata 1.0.1-3.2 dvi2ps-fontdata-ja/1.0.1-3.2 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/dvi2ps-fontdata-ja/README.ja]
dvi2ps-fontdata 1.0.1-3.2 dvi2ps-fontdata-ja/1.0.1-3.2 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/dvi2ps-fontdata-ja/README.three]
euler 1.61.0-12 euler-doc/1.61.0-12 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/euler-doc/NEWS/NEWS.gz]
fmtlib 11.1.1+ds1-1 libfmt-doc/11.1.1+ds1-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/libfmt-doc/assets/_mkdocstrings.css]
fontforge 1:20230101~dfsg-8 fontforge-doc/1:20230101~dfsg-8 overridden zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/fontforge/.nojekyll]
ghc 9.6.6-4 ghc-doc/9.6.6-4 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/ghc-doc/html/Haddock/.log]
ghc 9.10.3-1~exp2 ghc-doc/9.10.3-1~exp2 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/ghc-doc/html/Haddock/.log]
gnome-session 49.1-1 gnome-session/49.1-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/gnome-session/html/gnome-session.proc]
haskell-filepath-bytestring 1.4.100.3.2-1 libghc-filepath-bytestring-doc/1.4.100.3.2-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/libghc-filepath-bytestring-doc/html/TODO]
hdf5 1.14.5+repack-4 libhdf5-doc/1.14.5+repack-4 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/libhdf5-doc/HDF5Examples/JAVA/H5G/tfiles/110/H5Ex_G_Create.txt]
hdf5 1.14.5+repack-4 libhdf5-doc/1.14.5+repack-4 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/libhdf5-doc/HDF5Examples/JAVA/TUTR/tfiles/110/HDF5GroupCreate.txt]
hdf5 1.14.5+repack-4 libhdf5-doc/1.14.5+repack-4 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/libhdf5-doc/HDF5Examples/JAVA/TUTR/tfiles/110/HDF5DatasetCreate.txt]
hdf5 1.14.5+repack-4 libhdf5-doc/1.14.5+repack-4 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/libhdf5-doc/HDF5Examples/JAVA/TUTR/tfiles/110/HDF5GroupAbsoluteRelativeCreate.txt]
hdf5 1.14.5+repack-4 libhdf5-doc/1.14.5+repack-4 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/libhdf5-doc/HDF5Examples/JAVA/TUTR/tfiles/110/HDF5GroupDatasetCreate.txt]
hdf5 1.14.5+repack-4 libhdf5-doc/1.14.5+repack-4 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/libhdf5-doc/HDF5Examples/JAVA/TUTR/tfiles/110/HDF5FileCreate.txt]
ibus-client-clutter 0.0+git20090728.a936bacf-8 ibus-clutter/0.0+git20090728.a936bacf-8+b1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 9 [usr/share/doc/ibus-clutter/changelog.gz]
ironic 1:29.0.0-7 ironic-doc/1:29.0.0-7 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/ironic-doc/html/_static/toggle.js]
ironic 1:32.0.0-4 ironic-doc/1:32.0.0-4 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/ironic-doc/html/_static/toggle.js]
libreoffice 4:25.8.2-3 libreoffice-dev-doc/4:25.8.2-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/libreoffice/sdk/docs/java/ref/javadoc_log.txt]
libreoffice 4:25.8.3~rc1-1 libreoffice-dev-doc/4:25.8.3~rc1-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/libreoffice/sdk/docs/java/ref/javadoc_log.txt]
mh-book 200605-2.3 mh-book/200605-2.3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/mh-book/html/.pc/applied-patches]
nbconvert 7.16.6-1 python-nbconvert-doc/7.16.6-1 overridden zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/python-nbconvert-doc/html/_static/empty.txt]
nfs-ganesha 6.5-5 nfs-ganesha-doc/6.5-5 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/nfs-ganesha-doc/config_samples/gpfs.ganesha.exports.conf]
paleomix 1.3.8-2 paleomix/1.3.8-2 overridden zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 2 [usr/share/doc/paleomix/tests/data/empty_file_1]
paleomix 1.3.8-2 paleomix/1.3.8-2 overridden zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 2 [usr/share/doc/paleomix/tests/data/empty_file_2]
pyroute2 0.7.7-4 python-pyroute2-doc/0.7.7-4 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/python-pyroute2-doc/html/_static/classic.css]
pyroute2 0.8.1-2 python-pyroute2-doc/0.8.1-2 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/python-pyroute2-doc/html/_static/classic.css]
python-biopython 1.85+dfsg-5 python-biopython-doc/1.85+dfsg-5 overridden zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/python-biopython-doc/Tests/Blast/tab_2226_tblastn_002.txt]
python-biopython 1.85+dfsg-5 python-biopython-doc/1.85+dfsg-5 overridden zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/python-biopython-doc/Tests/Blat/psl_34_002.chain]
python-cogent 2024.5.7a1+dfsg-3 python-cogent-doc/2024.5.7a1+dfsg-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/python-cogent-doc/html/_sources/app/index-help.rst.txt]
python-cogent 2024.5.7a1+dfsg-3 python-cogent-doc/2024.5.7a1+dfsg-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/python-cogent-doc/html/.nojekyll]
python-pecan 1.5.1-6 python-pecan-doc/1.5.1-6 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/python-pecan-doc/html/_static/static]
python-pymzml 2.5.10+repack1-1 python-pymzml-doc/2.5.10+repack1-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/python3-pymzml/html/.nojekyll]
python-pysam 0.23.0+ds-1 python-pysam-tests/0.23.0+ds-1 overridden zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/python-pysam/tests/cbcf_data/example_empty.vcf]
python-pysam 0.23.0+ds-1 python-pysam-tests/0.23.0+ds-1 overridden zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/python-pysam/tests/tabix_data/empty.bed.gz]
python-pytest-djangoapp 1.2.0-1 python-pytest-djangoapp-doc/1.2.0-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/python-pytest-djangoapp-doc/html/_static/empty]
racket 8.18+dfsg1-1 racket-doc/8.18+dfsg1-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/racket/scribble-style.css]
racket 8.18+dfsg1-1 racket-doc/8.18+dfsg1-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/racket/doc-site.css]
racket 8.18+dfsg1-1 racket-doc/8.18+dfsg1-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/racket/local-redirect/local-user-redirect.js]
racket 8.18+dfsg1-1 racket-doc/8.18+dfsg1-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/racket/doc-site.js]
ruby-peek-host 1.0.0-2 ruby-peek-host/1.0.0-2 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/ruby-peek-host/changelog.gz]
scala 2.11.12-6 scala-doc/2.11.12-6 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/scala-2.11/api/reflect/lib/modernizr.custom.js]
scala 2.11.12-6 scala-doc/2.11.12-6 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/scala-2.11/api/actors/lib/modernizr.custom.js]
scala 2.11.12-6 scala-doc/2.11.12-6 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/scala-2.11/api/compiler/lib/modernizr.custom.js]
scala 2.11.12-6 scala-doc/2.11.12-6 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/scala-2.11/api/library/lib/modernizr.custom.js]
scala 2.11.12-6 scala-doc/2.11.12-6 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/scala-2.11/api/scalap/lib/modernizr.custom.js]
staden-io-lib 1.15.0-1.1 staden-io-lib-examples/1.15.0-1.1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/staden-io-lib/test/data/xx#blank.sam]
texlive-base 2025.20250927-3 texlive-pictures-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/support/latex-make/LaTeX.mk.conf]
texlive-base 2025.20250927-4 texlive-pictures-doc/2025.20250927-4 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/support/latex-make/LaTeX.mk.conf]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-extra-utils/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/lualatex/xindex/tests/HADW.ind]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-latex-extra-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/skb/user-guide/database/bibtex/online.bib]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-latex-extra-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/skb/user-guide/database/bibtex/manual.bib]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-latex-extra-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/plantslabels/doc/tex/perso.ist]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-latex-extra-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/skb/user-guide/database/bibtex/article.bib]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-latex-extra-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/cals/test/visual_tables/test_40_span.chk]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-latex-extra-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/skb/user-guide/database/bibtex/incollection.bib]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-latex-extra-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/cals/test/regression/test_085_allow_table_in_colspan.chk]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-latex-extra-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/semproc/semproc.hd]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-latex-extra-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/prosper/prosper.ui]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-latex-extra-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/cals/test/visual_tables/test_30_tbreak.chk]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-latex-extra-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/bigints/perso.ist]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-latex-extra-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/skb/user-guide/database/bibtex/proceedings.bib]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-latex-extra-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/skb/user-guide/database/bibtex/inbook.bib]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-latex-extra-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/skb/user-guide/database/bibtex/book.bib]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-latex-extra-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/skb/user-guide/database/bibtex/conference.bib]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-latex-extra-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/cals/test/visual_tables/test_20_thead_tfoot.chk]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-latex-extra-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/skb/user-guide/database/bibtex/misc.bib]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-latex-extra-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/cals/test/visual_tables/test_10_simple_2x2_with_parbreak.chk]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-latex-extra-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/skb/user-guide/database/bibtex/techreport.bib]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-latex-extra-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/skb/user-guide/database/bibtex/collection.bib]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-latex-extra-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/skb/user-guide/database/bibtex/report.bib]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-latex-extra-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/skb/user-guide/database/bibtex/unpublished.bib]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-publishers-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/abntexto-uece/abntexto-uece.bib]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-publishers-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/uothesis/uothesis.hd]
texlive-extra 2025.20250927-3 texlive-science-doc/2025.20250927-3 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/conteq/conteq.hd]
texlive-lang 2025.20250927-1 texlive-lang-chinese/2025.20250927-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/plain/impatient-cn/config.tex]
texlive-lang 2025.20250927-1 texlive-lang-french/2025.20250927-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/plain/impatient-fr/config.tex]
tinysvm 0.09+dfsg-2 libtinysvm1/0.09+dfsg-2+b1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/libtinysvm1/changelog.gz]
tinysvm 0.09+dfsg-2 libtinysvm1-dbg/0.09+dfsg-2+b1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/libtinysvm1-dbg/changelog.gz]
tinysvm 0.09+dfsg-2 libtinysvm-dev/0.09+dfsg-2+b1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/libtinysvm-dev/changelog.gz]
tinysvm 0.09+dfsg-2 tinysvm/0.09+dfsg-2+b1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/tinysvm/changelog.gz]
toulbar2 1.2.1+dfsg-0.1 toulbar2-doc/1.2.1+dfsg-0.1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/toulbar2-doc/html/.nojekyll]
twisted 25.5.0-4 twisted-doc/25.5.0-4 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/twisted-doc/html/api/extra.css]
watcher 15.0.0-1 watcher-doc/15.0.0-1 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/watcher-doc/html/_static/toggle.js]
watcher 15.0.0-2 watcher-doc/15.0.0-2 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/watcher-doc/html/_static/toggle.js]
wayland 1.24.0-2 libwayland-doc/1.24.0-2 warning zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/wayland/Wayland/en-US/html/Wayland.proc]
xraylarch 0.9.81+ds1-3 python-xraylarch-doc/0.9.81+ds1-3 overridden zero-byte-file-in-doc-directory 1 [usr/share/doc/python-xraylarch-doc/html/_static/empty]