1DH_FIXPERMS(1) Debhelper DH_FIXPERMS(1)
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6 dh_fixperms - fix permissions of files in package build directories
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9 dh_fixperms [debhelper options] [-Xitem]
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12 dh_fixperms is a debhelper program that is responsible for setting the
13 permissions of files and directories in package build directories to a
14 sane state -- a state that complies with Debian policy.
15 dh_fixperms makes all files in usr/share/doc in the package build
17 directory (excluding files in the examples/ directory) be mode 644. It
18 also changes the permissions of all man pages to mode 644. It removes
19 group and other write permission from all files. It removes execute
20 permissions from any libraries, headers, Perl modules, or desktop files
21 that have it set. It makes all files in the standard bin and sbin
22 directories, usr/games/ and etc/init.d executable (since v4). Finally,
23 it removes the setuid and setgid bits from all files in the package.
24 When the Rules-Requires-Root field has the (effective) value of binary-
26 targets, dh_fixperms will also reset the ownership of all paths to
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30 -Xitem, --exclude item
31 Exclude files that contain item anywhere in their filename from
32 having their permissions changed. You may use this option multiple
33 times to build up a list of things to exclude.
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36 debhelper(7)
37 This program is a part of debhelper.
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41 Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
4213.11.6 2023-09-02 DH_FIXPERMS(1)