dh_compress(1) - Linux manual page

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DH_COMPRESS(1)                    Debhelper                   DH_COMPRESS(1)

NAME         top

       dh_compress - compress files and fix symlinks in package build
       directories

SYNOPSIS         top

       dh_compress [debhelper options] [-Xitem] [-A] [file ...]

DESCRIPTION         top

       dh_compress is a debhelper program that is responsible for
       compressing the files in package build directories, and makes sure
       that any symlinks that pointed to the files before they were
       compressed are updated to point to the new files.

       By default, dh_compress compresses files that Debian policy mandates
       should be compressed, namely all files in usr/share/info,
       usr/share/man, files in usr/share/doc that are larger than 4k in
       size, (except the copyright file, .html and other web files, image
       files, and files that appear to be already compressed based on their
       extensions), and all changelog files. Plus PCF fonts underneath
       usr/share/fonts/X11/

FILES         top

       debian/package.compress
           These files are deprecated.

           If this file exists, the default files are not compressed.
           Instead, the file is ran as a shell script, and all filenames
           that the shell script outputs will be compressed. The shell
           script will be run from inside the package build directory. Note
           though that using -X is a much better idea in general; you should
           only use a debian/package.compress file if you really need to.

OPTIONS         top

       -Xitem, --exclude=item
           Exclude files that contain item anywhere in their filename from
           being compressed. For example, -X.tiff will exclude TIFF files
           from compression.  You may use this option multiple times to
           build up a list of things to exclude.

       -A, --all
           Compress all files specified by command line parameters in ALL
           packages acted on.

       file ...
           Add these files to the list of files to compress.

CONFORMS TO         top

       Debian policy, version 3.0

SEE ALSO         top

       debhelper(7)

       This program is a part of debhelper.

AUTHOR         top

       Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>

COLOPHON         top

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