.TH DH_INSTALLDOCS 1
.SH NAME
dh_testroot \- ensure that a package is built as root
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B dh_testroot
.I "[-v]"
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
dh_testroot simply checks to see if you are root. If not, it exits with an
error. Debian packages must be built as root, though you can use
.BR fakeroot (1)
to work around this.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-v
Verbose mode; show all commands that modify the package build directory.
This currently has no effect.
.SH ENVIRONMENT
.TP
.I DH_VERBOSE
Enables verbose mode.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR /usr/doc/debhelper/README
.SH AUTHOR
Joey Hess <joeyh@master.debian.org>