diff --git a/deb.extraction-tests/Makefile b/deb.extraction-tests/Makefile
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+all:
+	make clean
+	make extract
+	make create
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf stuff/ blah/ jcarr-new.deb
+
+extract:
+	mkdir stuff/ blah/
+	cd stuff && ar x ../jcarr.deb
+	cd stuff && tar xvf control.tar.xz
+	dpkg-deb --raw-extract jcarr.deb blah/
+	cp control blah/DEBIAN/
+	cp stuff/debian-binary blah/
+	mkdir blah/files
+	mv blah/etc blah/files/
+	mv blah/usr blah/files/
+
+create:
+	cd blah/DEBIAN && tar --ignore-failed-read -cvJf ../control.tar.xz {post,pre}{inst,rm} md5sums control
+	cd blah/files && tar -cvJf ../data.tar.xz .
+	cd blah && ar rcs ../jcarr-new.deb debian-binary control.tar.xz data.tar.xz
+
+info:
+	dpkg-deb --info jcarr-new.deb
+
+install:
+	dpkg --install jcarr-new.deb
diff --git a/deb.extraction-tests/control b/deb.extraction-tests/control
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+Package: jcarr
+Source: jcarr
+Version: 0.1
+Architecture: amd64
+Maintainer: Jeff Carr <jcarr@wit.com>
+Installed-Size: 5883
+Homepage: https://www.wit.com/
+Description: jeff's test package
+ this is a test golang package to make .deb and .rpm packages
+ .
+ It doesn't do anything yet
diff --git a/deb.extraction-tests/jcarr.deb b/deb.extraction-tests/jcarr.deb
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-94c9b46e3e74ea492b1cc14db60aa4b2  ./usr/bin/go-deb
-070e03c58907970c10e3fa1f9a174877  ./usr/lib/go-deb/README.md