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DH_INSTALL
!!!DH_INSTALL
NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
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!!NAME


dh_install - install files into package build directories
!!SYNOPSIS


__dh_install__ [[__-X__''item''] [[''debhelper
options''] [[''file [[...] dest'']
!!DESCRIPTION


dh_install is a debhelper program that handles installing
files into package build directories. There are many
dh_install* commands that handle installing specific types
of files such as documentation, examples, man pages, and so
on, and they should be used when possible as they often have
extra intelligence for those particular tasks. dh_install,
then, is useful for installing everything else, for which no
particular intelligence is needed. It is a replacement for
the old dh_movefiles command.


Files named debian/package.install list the files to install
into each package and where they should be installed to. The
format is a set of lines, where each line lists a file or
files to install, and at the end of the line tells the
directory it should be installed in. The name of the files
(or directories) to install should be given relative to the
current directory, while the installation directory is given
relative to the package build directory. You may use
wildcards in the names of the files to install (in v3 mode
and above).


This program may be used in one of two ways. If you just
have a file or two that the upstream Makefile does not
install for you, you can run dh_install on them to move them
into place. On the other hand, maybe you have a large
package that builds multiple binary packages. You can use
the upstream Makefile to install it all into debian/tmp, and
then use dh_install to copy directories and files from there
into the proper package build directories.
!!OPTIONS


__-Xitem__, __--exclude=item__


Exclude files that contain ``item'' anywhere in their
filename from being installed.


__--autodest__


Guess as the destination directory to install things to. If
this is specified, you should not list destination
directories in debian/package.install files or on the
command line. Instead, dh_install will guess as
follows:


Strip off debian/tmp from the front of the filename, of it
is present, and install into the dirname of the filename. So
if the filename is debian/tmp/usr/bin, then that directory
will be copied to debian/package/usr/. If the filename is
debian/tmp/etc/passwd, it will be copied to
debian/package/etc/.


Note that if you list only a filename on a line by itself in
a debian/package.install file, with no explicit destination,
then dh_install will automatically guess the destination
even if this flag is not set.


''file [[...] dest''


Lists files (or directories) to install and where to install
them to. The files will be installed into the first package
dh_install acts on.
!!SEE ALSO


debhelper(1)


This program is a part of debhelper.
!!AUTHOR


Joey Hess
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Last edited on Tuesday, June 4, 2002 12:21:54 am by "perry"

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