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mkepmlist

mkepmlist(1)						      Easy Software Products						      mkepmlist(1)

NAME

       mkepmlist - make an epm list file from a directory.

SYNOPSIS

       mkepmlist [ -g group ] [ -u user ] [ --prefix directory ] directory [ ...  directory ]

DESCRIPTION

       mkepmlist recursively generates file list entries for files, links, and directories. The file list is send to the standard output.

       The -g option overrides the group ownership of the files in the specified directories with the specified group name.

       The -u option overrides the user ownership of the files in the specified directories with the specified user name.

       The  --prefix  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":
	    mkepmlist --prefix=/usr/local /opt/foo >foo.list

SEE ALSO

       epm(1) - create software packages
       epminstall(1) - add a directory, file, or symlink to a list file
       epm.list(5) - epm list file format

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 1999-2007 by Easy Software Products, All Rights Reserved.

       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.

       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY	WARRANTY;  without  even  the  implied	warranty  of  MER-
       CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

3 April 2006							ESP Package Manager						      mkepmlist(1)