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6 dh_compress - compress files and fix symlinks in package build
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10 dh_compress [debhelper options] [-Xitem] [-A] [file ...]
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13 dh_compress is a debhelper program that is responsible for compressing
14 the files in package build directories, and makes sure that any
15 symlinks that pointed to the files before they were compressed are
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18 By default, dh_compress compresses files that Debian policy mandates
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20 usr/share/man, files in usr/share/doc that are larger than 4k in size,
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23 and all changelog files. Plus PCF fonts underneath usr/share/fonts/X11/
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29 If this file exists, the default files are not compressed. Instead,
30 the file is ran as a shell script, and all filenames that the shell
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32 from inside the package build directory. Note though that using -X
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44 Compress all files specified by command line parameters in ALL
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56 This program is a part of debhelper.
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59 Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
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