Provided by:
debhelper_7.0.13ubuntu1_all 
NAME
dh_compress - compress files and fix symlinks in package build
directories
SYNOPSIS
dh_compress [debhelper options] [-Xitem] [-A] [file ...]
DESCRIPTION
dh_compress is a debhelper program that is responsible for compressing
the files in package build directories, and makes sure that any
symlinks that pointed to the files before they were compressed are
updated to point to the new files.
By default, dh_compress compresses files that debian policy mandates
should be compressed, namely all files in usr/share/info,
usr/share/man, usr/X11R6/man, files in usr/share/doc that are larger
than 4k in size, (except the copyright file, .html and .css files, and
files that appear to be already compressed based on their extensions),
and all changelog files. Plus PCF fonts underneath
usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ and usr/share/fonts/X11/
If a debian/package.compress file exists, the default files are not
compressed. Instead, the debian/packages.compress is ran as a shell
script, and all filenames that the shell script outputs will be
compressed. The shell script will be run from inside the package build
directory. Note though that using -X is a much better idea in general;
you should only use a debian/package.compress file if you really need
to.
OPTIONS
-Xitem, --exclude=item
Exclude files that contain "item" anywhere in their filename from
being compressed. For example, -X.jpeg will exclude jpeg files from
compression. You may use this option multiple times to build up a
list of things to exclude. You can accomplish the same thing by
using a debian/compress file, but this is easier.
-A, --all
Compress all files specified by command line parameters in ALL
packages acted on.
file ...
Add these files to the list of files to compress.
CONFORMS TO
Debian policy, version 3.0
SEE ALSO
debhelper(7)
This program is a part of debhelper.
AUTHOR
Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>