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diff --git a/dh_installdocs.1 b/dh_installdocs.1 index afc481e6..e2bc845d 100644 --- a/dh_installdocs.1 +++ b/dh_installdocs.1 @@ -31,19 +31,17 @@ A file named debian/package.docs (debian/docs may be used for the first binary package in debian/control) can list other files to be installed. .P A file named debian/package.doc-base (debian/doc-base may be used for the -first binary package in debian/control), if it exists, will make -dh_installdocs use that file as a doc-base control file, and will -automatically generate the postinst and prerm commands needed to -interface with the doc-base package. See +first binary package in debian/control), if it exists, will be installed as +a doc-base control file, and will make this program automatically generate the +postinst and prerm commands needed to interface with the doc-base package. See .BR dh_installdeb (1) -for an explanation of how this works. Note that the package name will be -used as the doc-base document id. +for an explanation of how this works. +Note that the doc-id will be determined from the doc-base control file +in question. .PP If your package needs to register more than one document, you need multiple files. To accomplish this, you can use -files named debian/package.doc-base.docid. The "docid" on the end is a -string that is combined with the package name to generate a unique doc-base -document id. +files named debian/package.doc-base.* .SH OPTIONS .TP .B debhelper options |