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DEBHELPER COMMANDS

Here is the list of debhelper commands you can use. See their man pages for additional documentation.

dh_auto_build(1) automatically builds a package

dh_auto_clean(1) automatically cleans up after a build

dh_auto_configure(1) automatically configure a package prior to building

dh_auto_install(1) automatically runs make install or similar

dh_auto_test(1) automatically runs a package's test suites

dh_bugfiles(1) install bug reporting customization files into package build directories

dh_builddeb(1) build Debian binary packages

dh_clean(1) clean up package build directories

dh_compress(1) compress files and fix symlinks in package build directories

dh_dwz(1) optimize DWARF debug information in ELF binaries via dwz

dh_fixperms(1) fix permissions of files in package build directories

dh_gencontrol(1) generate and install control file

dh_icons(1) Update caches of Freedesktop icons

dh_install(1) install files into package build directories

dh_installalternatives(1) install declarative alternative rules

dh_installcatalogs(1) install and register SGML Catalogs

dh_installchangelogs(1) install changelogs into package build directories

dh_installcron(1) install cron scripts into etc/cron.*

dh_installdeb(1) install files into the DEBIAN directory

dh_installdebconf(1) install files used by debconf in package build directories

dh_installdirs(1) create subdirectories in package build directories

dh_installdocs(1) install documentation into package build directories

dh_installemacsen(1) register an Emacs add on package

dh_installexamples(1) install example files into package build directories

dh_installgsettings(1) install GSettings overrides and set dependencies

dh_installifupdown(1) install if-up and if-down hooks

dh_installinfo(1) install info files

dh_installinit(1) install service init files into package build directories

dh_installinitramfs(1) install initramfs hooks and setup maintscripts

dh_installlogcheck(1) install logcheck rulefiles into etc/logcheck/

dh_installlogrotate(1) install logrotate config files

dh_installman(1) install man pages into package build directories

dh_installmenu(1) install Debian menu files into package build directories

dh_installmime(1) install mime files into package build directories

dh_installmodules(1) register kernel modules

dh_installpam(1) install pam support files

dh_installppp(1) install ppp ip-up and ip-down files

dh_installsystemd(1) install systemd unit files

dh_installsystemduser(1) install systemd unit files

dh_installsysusers(1) install and integrates systemd sysusers files

dh_installtmpfiles(1) install tmpfiles.d configuration files

dh_installudev(1) install udev rules files

dh_installwm(1) register a window manager

dh_installxfonts(1) register X fonts

dh_link(1) create symlinks in package build directories

dh_lintian(1) install lintian override files into package build directories

dh_listpackages(1) list binary packages debhelper will act on

dh_makeshlibs(1) automatically create shlibs file and call dpkg-gensymbols

dh_md5sums(1) generate DEBIAN/md5sums file

dh_missing(1) check for missing files

dh_movefiles(1) move files out of debian/tmp into subpackages

dh_perl(1) calculates Perl dependencies and cleans up after MakeMaker

dh_prep(1) perform cleanups in preparation for building a binary package

dh_shlibdeps(1) calculate shared library dependencies

dh_strip(1) strip executables, shared libraries, and some static libraries

dh_systemd_enable(1) enable/disable systemd unit files

dh_systemd_start(1) start/stop/restart systemd unit files

dh_testdir(1) test directory before building Debian package

dh_testroot(1) ensure that a package is built with necessary level of root permissions

dh_ucf(1) register configuration files with ucf

dh_update_autotools_config(1) Update autotools config files

dh_usrlocal(1) migrate usr/local directories to maintainer scripts

Deprecated Commands A few debhelper commands are deprecated and should not be used.

dh_installmanpages(1) old-style man page installer (deprecated)

Other Commands If a program's name starts with dh_, and the program is not on the above lists, then it is not part of the debhelper package, but it should still work like the other programs described on this page.