1DH_LINK(1) Debhelper DH_LINK(1)
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6 dh_link - create symlinks in package build directories
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9 dh_link [debhelper options] [-A] [-Xitem] [source destination ...]
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12 dh_link is a debhelper program that creates symlinks in package build
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15 dh_link accepts a list of pairs of source and destination files. The
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21 Be sure you do specify the absolute path to both the source and
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25 dh_link will generate symlinks that comply with Debian policy -
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30 Any pre-existing destination files will be replaced with symlinks.
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32 dh_link also scans the package build tree for existing symlinks which
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41 In each pair the source file (called target by ln(1)) comes first
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43 ln(1)). Thus the pairs of source and destination files in each line
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46 In contrast to ln(1), source and destination paths must be absolute
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51 Create any links specified by command line parameters in ALL
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55 Exclude symlinks that contain item anywhere in their filename from
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59 Create a file named destination as a link to a file named source.
60 Do this in the package build directory of the first package acted
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64 dh_link usr/share/man/man1/foo.1 usr/share/man/man1/bar.1
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66 Make bar.1 be a symlink to foo.1
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68 dh_link var/lib/foo usr/lib/foo \
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71 Make /usr/lib/foo/ be a link to /var/lib/foo/, and bar.1 be a symlink
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74 var/lib/foo usr/lib/foo
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77 Same as above but as content for a debian/package.links file.
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82 This program is a part of debhelper.
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85 Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
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