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dh_builddeb \- build debian packages
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B dh_builddeb
-.I "[debhelper options] [--destdir=directory] [-uparams] [-- params]"
+.I "[debhelper options] [--destdir=directory] [--name=filename] [-uparams] [-- params]"
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
dh_builddeb simply calls
.BR dpkg (8)
@@ -19,10 +19,14 @@ for a list of options common to all debhelper commands.
Use this if you want the generated .deb files to be put in a directory other
than the default of ".."
.TP
+.B --name=filename
+Use this if you want to force the generated .deb file to have a particular
+file name. Does not work well if more than one .deb is generated!
+.TP
.B \-uparams
.TP
.B \-\- params
-Pass "params" to
+Pass "params" to
.BR dpkg-deb (1)
when it is used to build the package.
.SH ENVIRONMENT