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authorjoey <joey>2003-12-29 19:28:08 +0000
committerjoey <joey>2003-12-29 19:28:08 +0000
commit37bd413a2803ccf42612a8629c107c0342d96264 (patch)
tree5a5e161e9f89cd867d0075f926d0892de8201929 /dh_install
parenta1f2dc0f983793387d9b3c558aee76b409809728 (diff)
r1632: * Clarify dh_install's autodest behavior with wildcards. Closes: #224707
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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/dh_install b/dh_install
index 779b9d6e..e43229a5 100755
--- a/dh_install
+++ b/dh_install
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ 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
+Note that if you list exactly one filename or wildcard-pattern 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.