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authorJoey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>2012-05-08 13:33:22 -0400
committerJoey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>2012-05-08 13:33:22 -0400
commit6401411bde8699d328883e90d59c795da589a482 (patch)
tree4ae4910b886a3b8e07d31ee39d0411d4537cae7d /dh_install
parent78d19e6a5e190b7a10aec57ecd9af94842f51d5e (diff)
dh_install: Reorder documentation for clarity. Closes: #672109
Diffstat (limited to 'dh_install')
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/dh_install b/dh_install
index c9b47bd6..fad3d922 100755
--- a/dh_install
+++ b/dh_install
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ relative to the current directory, while the installation directory is given
relative to the package build directory. You may use wildcards in the names of
the files to install (in v3 mode and above).
+Note that if you list exactly one filename or wildcard-pattern on a line by
+itself, with no explicit destination, then B<dh_install>
+will automatically guess the destination to use, the same as if the
+--autodest option were used.
+
=back
=head1 OPTIONS
@@ -100,11 +105,6 @@ filename. So if the filename is F<debian/tmp/usr/bin>, then that directory
will be copied to F<debian/package/usr/>. If the filename is
F<debian/tmp/etc/passwd>, it will be copied to F<debian/package/etc/>.
-Note that if you list exactly one filename or wildcard-pattern on a line by
-itself in a
-F<debian/package.install> file, with no explicit destination, then B<dh_install>
-will automatically guess the destination even if this flag is not set.
-
=item I<file|dir> ... I<destdir>
Lists files (or directories) to install and where to install them to.