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+.TH DH_MD5SUMS 1 "" "Debhelper Commands" "Debhelper Commands"
+.SH NAME
+dh_md5sums \- generate DEBIAN/md5sums file
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B dh_md5sums
+.I "[debhelper options] [-x] [-Xitem]"
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+dh_md5sums is a debhelper program that is responsible for generating
+a DEBIAN/md5sums file, which lists the md5sums of each file in the package.
+.P
+All files in DEBIAN/ are omitted from the md5sums file, as are all conffiles
+(unless you use the -x switch).
+.P
+The md5sums file is installed with proper permissions and ownerships.
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+.B debhelper options
+See
+.BR debhelper (1)
+for a list of options common to all debhelper commands.
+.TP
+.B \-x, \--include-conffiles
+Include conffiles in the md5sums list. Note that this information is
+redundant since it is included elsewhere in debian packages.
+.TP
+.B \-Xitem, --exclude=item
+Exclude files that contain "item" anywhere in their filename from
+being listed in the md5sums file.
+.SH ENVIRONMENT
+See
+.BR debhelper (1)
+for a list of environment variables that affect all debhelper commands.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.BR debhelper (1)
+.SH AUTHOR
+Joey Hess <joeyh@master.debian.org>