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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/dh_installinit.1 b/dh_installinit.1 index 5ec55fcd..cbb4b444 100644 --- a/dh_installinit.1 +++ b/dh_installinit.1 @@ -45,7 +45,12 @@ If not specified, "defaults" will be passed to .B \--init-script=scriptname Use "scriptname" as for the filename the init script is installed as in etc/init.d/ . This is useful if you need to have an init script with a name -different from the package's name. +different from the package's name. Note that if you use this parameter, +dh_installinit will look to see if a file in the debian/ directory exists +that looks like "scriptname" or "package.scriptname" and if so will install +it as the inist script in preference to the files it normally installs. This +feature is really only useful if you need a single package to install more +than one init script. .SH ENVIRONMENT See .BR debhelper (1) |