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.TH mkepmlist 1 "ESP Package Manager" "3 April 2006" "Easy Software Products"
.SH NAME
mkepmlist \- make an epm list file from a directory.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B mkepmlist
[ \-g
.I group
] [ \-u
.I user
] [ \--prefix
.I directory
]
.I directory
[ ...
.I directory
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBmkepmlist\fR recursively generates file list entries for
files, links, and directories. The file list is send to the
standard output.
.LP
The \fI-g\fR option overrides the group ownership of the files in
the specified directories with the specified group name.
.LP
The \fI-u\fR option overrides the user ownership of the files in
the specified directories with the specified user name.
.LP
The \fI--prefix\fR option adds the specified directory to the
destination path. For example, if you installed files to
"/opt/foo" and wanted to build a distribution that installed the
files in "/usr/local", the following command would generate a file
list that is installed in "/usr/local":
.nf
.br
     mkepmlist --prefix=/usr/local /opt/foo >foo.list
.fi
.SH SEE ALSO
epm(1) - create software packages
.br
epminstall(1) - add a directory, file, or symlink to a list file
.br
epm.list(5) - epm list file format
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1999-2007 by Easy Software Products, All Rights Reserved.
.LP
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
any later version.
.LP
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
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