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authorJoey Hess <joey@gnu.kitenet.net>2009-12-14 19:23:59 -0500
committerJoey Hess <joey@gnu.kitenet.net>2009-12-14 19:23:59 -0500
commit24f269989011d6e08ef4a7548a4c061c6d91f70b (patch)
treef59368bfa3a63a683ed59cfe306bad178b5ea6f8 /dh
parent30aeed158def84c13d87196febd813e70fb27f4b (diff)
dh(1): Minor rewording of documentation of override commands. Closes: #560421
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@@ -35,11 +35,10 @@ in the sequence. The B<--until>, B<--before>, B<--after>, and B<--remaining>
options can override this behavior.
If debian/rules contains a target with a name like "override_I<dh_command>",
-then when it gets to that command in the sequence, dh will run that
-target from the rules file, rather than running the actual command. The
-override target can then run the command with additional options, or run
-entirely different commands instead. (Note that to use this feature,
-you should Build-Depend on debhelper 7.0.50 or above.)
+then when it would notmally run I<dh_command>, dh will instead call that
+target. The override target can then run the command with additional options,
+or run entirely different commands instead. See examples below. (Note that to
+use this feature, you should Build-Depend on debhelper 7.0.50 or above.)
=head1 OPTIONS