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-.TH DH_INSTALLDEBFILES 1
+.TH DH_GENCONTROL 1 "" "Debhelper Commands" "Debhelper Commands"
.SH NAME
dh_gencontrol \- generate and install control file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B dh_gencontrol
-.I "[-v] [-a] [-i] [-ppackage] [-Ptmpdir] [-uparams]"
+.I "[debhelper options] [-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.
+dh_gencontrol is a debhelper program that is responsible for generating
+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".
+.B debhelper options
+See
+.BR debhelper (1)
+for a list of options common to all debhelper commands.
.TP
-.B \-Ptmpdir
-Use "tmpdir" for package build directory.
-.TP
-.B \-uparams
+.B \-uparams, \--dpkg-gencontrol-params=params
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
+See
+.BR debhelper (1)
+for a list of environment variables that affect all debhelper commands.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-.BR /usr/doc/debhelper/README
+.TP
+.BR debhelper (1)
+.TP
.BR dpkg-shlibdeps (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>