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+.TH DH_INSTALLDOCS 1
+.SH NAME
+dh_fixperms \- fix permissions of files in package build directories
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B dh_fixperms
+.I "[-v] [-a] [-i] [-ppackage]"
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+dh_fixperms is a debhelper program that is responsible for setting the
+permissions of files in package build directories to a sane state.
+.P
+dh_fixperms makes all files in usr/doc in the package build directory be 
+mode 644. It also changes the permissions of all man pages to mode 644.
+It makes all files be owned by root, and it removes group and other write
+permission from all files.
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+.B \-v
+Verbose mode; show all commands that modify the package build directory.
+.TP
+.B \-a
+Fix permissions for all architecture dependent packages.
+.TP
+.B \-i
+Fix permissions for all architecture independent packages.
+.TP
+.B \-ppackage
+Fix permissions for the package named "package".
+.SH NOTES
+The
+.B \-a
+.B \-i
+and
+.B \-p
+arguments are cumulative. If none are specified, then all packages listed in
+the control file will have thier permissions fixed.
+.SH ENVIRONMENT
+.TP
+.I DH_VERBOSE
+Enables verbose mode
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.BR /usr/doc/debhelper/README
+.SH "CONFORMS TO"
+Debian policy, version 2.3.0.0
+.SH AUTHOR
+Joey Hess <joeyh@master.debian.org>