dh_installdirs (1) - Linux Manuals

dh_installdirs: create subdirectories in package build directories

Command to display dh_installdirs manual in Linux: $ man 1 dh_installdirs

NAME

dh_installdirs - create subdirectories in package build directories

SYNOPSIS

dh_installdirs [debhelper options] [-A] [dir ...]

DESCRIPTION

dh_installdirs is a debhelper program that is responsible for creating subdirectories in package build directories.

Many packages can get away with omitting the call to dh_installdirs completely. Notably, other dh_* commands are expected to create directories as needed.

FILES

debian/package.dirs: Lists directories to be created in package.
Generally, there is no need to list directories created by the upstream build system or directories needed by other debhelper commands.

OPTIONS

-A, --all: Create any directories specified by command line parameters in ALL packages acted on, not just the first.
dir ...: Create these directories in the package build directory of the first package acted on. (Or in all packages if -A is specified.)

AUTHOR

Joey Hess <joeyh [at] debian.org>