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NAME

       game-data-packager - build a .deb of game data

SYNOPSIS

       game-data-packager [ -i ] [ -d out-directory [ -n ] ] game [ game-options ]

DESCRIPTION

       Many  open-source games require game data which is licensed incompatibly with the Debian Free Software Guidelines.  game-data-packager is a
       tool designed to help you locally assemble Debian packages containing such game data from CD-ROMs, the Internet or elsewhere.

OPTIONS

       -i     attempt to install the generated Debian package via dpkg(1) and su(1)

       -d out-directory
	      writes the generated Debian package to the specified directory.

       -n     Do not attempt to install the generated Debian package. This option must be used in conjunction with -d.

       game   The game being packaged. Running game-data-packager without arguments will display a list of valid games. Running game-data-packager
	      with just the game and no further arguments will display a list of valid options for that game.

SEE ALSO

       dpkg(1), su(1)

AUTHOR

       Copyright (C) 2010 Jon Dowland <jmtd@debian.org>
       Thanks to Branden Robinson for his 'Write the Fine Manual' presentation, once found at <http://people.debian.org/~branden/talks/wtfm/>

								    2008-07-14						     game-data-packager(6)