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NAME
       dh_installdocs - install documentation into package build directories

SYNOPSIS
       dh_installdocs [debhelper options] [-A] [-n] [-Xitem] [file ...]

DESCRIPTION
       dh_installdocs is a debhelper program that is responsible for
       installing documentation into usr/share/doc/package in package build
       directories.

       dh_installdocs automatically installs debian/copyright if it exists. If
       dh_installdocs is acting on multiple packages, debian/copyright files
       will be installed into all packages. However, if you need to have sepa
       rate copyright files for different binary packages, you can use files
       named debian/package.copyright.

       Any filenames specified as parameters will be installed into the first
       package dh_installdocs is told to act on. By default, this is the first
       binary package in debian/control, but if you use -p, -i, or -a flags,
       it will be the first package specified by those flags.

       Also, debian/README.Debian (or debian/README.debian) and debian/TODO,
       if they exist, will be installed into the first binary package listed
       in debian/control, if dh_installdocs is acting on that package. Note
       that debian/TODO will be installed named TODO.Debian, if the package is
       not a debian native package. Also note that README.debian is installed
       as README.Debian, for consistency. Note that debian/pack
       age.README.Debian and debian/package.TODO can be used to specify files
       for subpackages.

       Files named debian/package.docs can list other files to be installed.

       Files named debian/package.doc-base, will be installed as doc-base con
       trol files, and will make this program automatically generate the
       postinst and prerm commands needed to interface with the doc-base pack
       age. Note that the doc-id will be determined from the "Document:" entry
       in the doc-base control file in question.

       If your package needs to register more than one document, you need mul
       tiple files. To accomplish this, you can use files named debian/pack
       age.doc-base.*

OPTIONS
       -A, --all
	   Install all files specified by command line parameters in ALL pack
	   ages acted on.

       -n, --noscripts
	   Do not modify postinst/prerm scripts.

       -Xitem, --exclude=item
	   Exclude files that contain "item" anywhere in their filename from
	   being installed. Note that this includes doc-base files.

       file ...
	   Install these files as documentation into the first package acted
	   on. (Or in all packages if -A is specified).

EXAMPLES
       This is an example of a debian/package.docs file:

	 README
	 TODO
	 debian/notes-for-maintainers.txt
	 docs/manual.txt
	 docs/manual.pdf
	 docs/manual-html/

NOTES
       Note that dh_installdocs will happily copy entire directory hierarchies
       if you ask it to (similar to cp -a). If it is asked to install a direc
       tory, it will install the complete contents of the directory.

       Note that this command is not idempotent. "dh_clean -k" should be
       called between invocations of this command. Otherwise, it may cause
       multiple instances of the same text to be added to maintainer scripts.

SEE ALSO
       debhelper(7)

       This program is a part of debhelper.

AUTHOR
       Joey Hess 



5.0.42				  2006-01-03		     DH_INSTALLDOCS(1)