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diff --git a/dh_fixperms.1 b/dh_fixperms.1 index 6722bd11..5958d21c 100644 --- a/dh_fixperms.1 +++ b/dh_fixperms.1 @@ -1,45 +1,38 @@ -.TH DH_INSTALLDOCS 1 +.TH DH_FIXPERMS 1 "" "Debhelper Commands" "Debhelper Commands" .SH NAME dh_fixperms \- fix permissions of files in package build directories .SH SYNOPSIS .B dh_fixperms -.I "[-v] [-a] [-i] [-ppackage]" +.I "[debhelper options] [-Xitem]" .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. +permissions of files and directories in package build directories to a +sane state -- a state that complies with Debian policy. .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. +dh_fixperms makes all files in usr/share/doc in the package build directory +(excluding files in the examples/ 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. +It removes execute permissions from any libraries that have it set. Finally, +it removes the setuid and setgid bits from all files in the package. .SH OPTIONS .TP -.B \-v -Verbose mode; show all commands that modify the package build directory. +.B debhelper options +See +.BR debhelper (1) +for a list of options common to all debhelper commands. .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. +.B \-Xitem, \--exclude=item +Exclude files that contain "item" anywhere in their filename from having +their permissions changed. You may use this option multiple times to build +up a list of things to exclude. .SH ENVIRONMENT -.TP -.I DH_VERBOSE -Enables verbose mode +See +.BR debhelper (1) +for a list of environment variables that affect all debhelper commands. .SH "SEE ALSO" -.BR /usr/doc/debhelper/README +.BR debhelper (1) .SH "CONFORMS TO" -Debian policy, version 2.3.0.0 +Debian policy, version 3.0.1 .SH AUTHOR Joey Hess <joeyh@master.debian.org> |