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.TH INSTALL-XPI "1" "January 2010" "install-xpi" "mozilla-devscripts suite"
.SH NAME
install-xpi \- installs a xpi file into a Debian package
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B install-xpi
[\fIoptions\fP]
\fIxpi-file\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B install-xpi
is a helper tool for packaging XUL extensions. It installs the given xpi file
into the correct directory and creates the required links based on the data
in the install.rdf file.
.B install-xpi
will correct the file permissions unless \fR\-\-preserve\-permissions\fP is
specified.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-\-disable\-system\-prefs
Do not create a system preference file in /etc.
.TP
\fB\-x\fR \fIfile\fP, \fB\-\-exclude\fR=\fIfile\fP
The specified \fIfile\fP from the xpi file will not be installed. You can use
this parameter several times.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Display a brief help message.
.TP
\fB\-i\fR \fIdirectory\fP, \fB\-\-install-dir\fR=\fIdirectory\fP
The xpi file will be installed in the specified directory.
.I directory
must be an absolute path. Use this parameter with care.
.TP
\fB\-l\fR \fIdirectory\fP, \fB\-\-link\fR=\fIdirectory\fP
An additional link from the \fIdirectory\fP to the installation directory of
the extension will be created. You can use this parameter several times.
.TP
\fB\-p\fR \fIpackage\fP, \fB\-\-package\fR=\fIpackage\fP
The xpi file will be installed in the specified binary package. If this
parameter is not provided, the first binary package listed in debian/control
will be used.
.TP
.B \-\-preserve\-permissions
The permissions of the files in the xpi file will not be modified. If this
parameter is not provided,
.B install-xpi
will try to correct the permissions of the files to 644 (files that starts with
a shebang will be corrected to 755).
.TP
\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-remove-license-files\fR
Files with names like copying, licence, or license will not be installed.
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
Print more information.
.SH AUTHOR
Benjamin Drung <bdrung@gmail.com>