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+.TH DH_INSTALLDIRS 1 "" "Debhelper Commands" "Debhelper Commands"
+.SH NAME
+dh_installdirs \- create subdirectories in package build directories
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B dh_installdirs
+.I "[debhelper options] [-A] [dir ...]"
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+dh_installdirs is a debhelper program that is responsible for creating
+subdirectories in package build directories.
+.P
+Any directory names specified as parameters will be created in the package
+build directory of the first package dh_installdirs is told to act on. By
+default, this is the first binary package in debian/control, but if you use 
+-p, -i, or -a flags, it will be the first package specified by those flags.
+.P
+A file named debian/package.dirs (debian/dirs may be used for the first
+binary package in debian/control) can list other directories to be created.
+Separate the directory names with whitespace.
+.P
+Be sure to only use directory names relative to the package build
+directory. Ie, "/usr/bin" should not be used, use "usr/bin" instead.
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+.B debhelper options
+See
+.BR debhelper (1)
+for a list of options common to all debhelper commands.
+.TP
+.B \-A, \--all
+Create any directories specified by command line parameters in ALL packages
+acted on, not just the first.
+.TP
+.B dir ...
+Create these directories in the package build directory of the first package
+acted on. (Or in all packages if -A is specified.)
+.SH ENVIRONMENT
+See
+.BR debhelper (1)
+for a list of environment variables that affect all debhelper commands.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.BR debhelper (1)
+.SH BUGS
+It's impossible to specify filenames with spaces or other whitespace in them
+in debian/dirs file. This is more a historical design flaw than a bug.
+.SH AUTHOR
+Joey Hess <joeyh@master.debian.org>