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authorjoey <joey>1999-08-17 04:34:24 +0000
committerjoey <joey>1999-08-17 04:34:24 +0000
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+.TH DH_INSTALLDEBFILES 1
+.SH NAME
+dh_gencontrol \- generate and install control file
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B dh_gencontrol
+.I "[-v] [-a] [-i] [-ppackage] [-Ptmpdir] [-uparams]"
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+dh_gencontrol is a debhelper program that is responsible for generating and
+installing control files, and installing them into the DEBIAN directory with
+the proper permissions.
+.P
+This program is merely a wrapper around
+.BR dpkg-gencontrol (1)
+You may prefer to simply run
+.BR dpkg-gencontrol (1)
+by hand.
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+.B \-v
+Verbose mode; show all commands that modify the package build directory.
+.TP
+.B \-a
+Install files for all architecture dependent packages.
+.TP
+.B \-i
+Install files for all architecture independent packages.
+.TP
+.B \-ppackage
+Install files for the package named "package".
+.TP
+.B \-Ptmpdir
+Use "tmpdir" for package build directory.
+.TP
+.B \-uparams
+Pass "params" to
+.BR dpkg-gencontrol (1)
+.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 be effected.
+.SH ENVIRONMENT
+.TP
+.I DH_VERBOSE
+Enables verbose mode
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.BR /usr/doc/debhelper/README
+.BR dpkg-shlibdeps (1)
+.SH "CONFORMS TO"
+Debian policy, version 2.3.0.0
+.SH AUTHOR
+Joey Hess <joeyh@master.debian.org>