DH_INSTALLDEB(B)            Debhelper            DH_INSTALLDEB(B)



NAME
       dh_installdeb - install files into the DEBIAN directory

SYNOPSIS
       dh_installdeb [debhelper options]

DESCRIPTION
       dh_installdeb is a debhelper program that is responsible
       for installing files into the DEBIAN directories in pack-
       age build directories with the correct permissions.

       dh_installdeb automatically installs the following files
       from debian/ into the DEBIAN directory:
         package.postinst
         package.preinst
         package.postrm
         package.prerm
         package.shlibs
         package.conffiles

       The postinst, preinst, postrm, and prerm are handled spe-
       cially: If a corresponding file named debian/script.deb-
       helper exists, the contents of that file are merged into
       the script as follows: If the script exists, then anywhere
       in it that "#DEBHELPER#" appears, the text of the .deb-
       helper file is inserted. If the script does not exist,
       then a script is generated from the .debhelper file. The
       .debhelper files are created by other debhelper programs,
       such as dh_installmenu(u), and are shell script fragments.

       In V3 compatability mode and higher, all files in the etc/
       directory in a package will automatically be flagged as
       conffiles by this program, so there is no need to list
       them manually in package.conffiles.

SEE ALSO
       debhelper(r)

       This program is a part of debhelper.

AUTHOR
       Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>



4.0.2                       2002-01-27           DH_INSTALLDEB(B)