NAME

       dh_installinit - install service init files into package build directories

SYNOPSIS

       dh_installinit [debhelper options] [--name=name] [-n] [-R] [-r] [-d] [-- params]

DESCRIPTION

       dh_installinit is a debhelper program that is responsible for installing init scripts with associated
       defaults files, as well as upstart job files, and systemd service files into package build directories.

       It also automatically generates the postinst and postrm and prerm commands needed to set up the symlinks
       in /etc/rc*.d/ to start and stop the init scripts.

FILES

       debian/package.init
           If this exists, it is installed into etc/init.d/package in the package build directory.

       debian/package.default
           If this exists, it is installed into etc/default/package in the package build directory.

       debian/package.upstart
           If this exists, it is installed into etc/init/package.conf in the package build directory.

       debian/package.service
           If  this  exists,  it  is  installed  into  lib/systemd/system/package.service  in  the package build
           directory.

       debian/package.tmpfile
           If this exists, it is installed into usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/package.conf in the package build  directory.
           (The tmpfiles.d mechanism is currently only used by systemd.)

OPTIONS

       -n, --noscripts
           Do not modify postinst/postrm/prerm scripts.

       -o, --onlyscripts
           Only  modify  postinst/postrm/prerm  scripts, do not actually install any init script, default files,
           upstart job or systemd service file. May be useful  if  the  file  is  shipped  and/or  installed  by
           upstream in a way that doesn't make it easy to let dh_installinit find it.

           Caveat:  This  will  bypass  all the regular checks and unconditionally modify the scripts.  You will
           almost certainly want to use this with -p  to  limit,  which  packages  are  affected  by  the  call.
           Example:

            override_dh_installinit:
                   dh_installinit -pfoo --onlyscripts
                   dh_installinit --remaining

       -R, --restart-after-upgrade
           Do  not  stop  the  init script until after the package upgrade has been completed. This is different
           than the default behavior, which stops the script in the prerm, and starts it again in the postinst.

           This can be useful for daemons that should not have a possibly long downtime during upgrade. But  you
           should  make  sure  that  the  daemon  will not get confused by the package being upgraded while it's
           running before using this option.

       -r, --no-restart-on-upgrade
           Do not stop init script on upgrade.

       --no-start
           Do not start the init script on install or upgrade, or stop it on removal.   Only  call  update-rc.d.
           Useful for rcS scripts.

       -d, --remove-d
           Remove  trailing  d from the name of the package, and use the result for the filename the upstart job
           file is installed as in etc/init/ , and  for  the  filename  the  init  script  is  installed  as  in
           etc/init.d  and the default file is installed as in etc/default/. This may be useful for daemons with
           names ending in d. (Note: this takes precedence over the --init-script parameter described below.)

       -uparams --update-rcd-params=params
       -- params
           Pass params to update-rc.d(8). If not specified, defaults will be passed to update-rc.d(8).

       --name=name
           Install the init script (and default file) as well as  upstart  job  file  using  the  filename  name
           instead  of  the  default  filename,  which  is  the  package  name.  When  this  parameter  is used,
           dh_installinit    looks    for     and     installs     files     named     debian/package.name.init,
           debian/package.name.default and debian/package.name.upstart instead of the usual debian/package.init,
           debian/package.default and debian/package.upstart.

       --init-script=scriptname
           Use scriptname as the filename the init script is installed as in etc/init.d/ (and also use it as the
           filename  for  the defaults file, if it is installed). If you use this parameter, dh_installinit will
           look to see if a file in the debian/ directory exists that looks like package.scriptname  and  if  so
           will install it as the init script in preference to the files it normally installs.

           This  parameter  is deprecated, use the --name parameter instead. This parameter is incompatible with
           the use of upstart jobs.

       --error-handler=function
           Call the named shell function if running the init script fails. The function should  be  provided  in
           the prerm and postinst scripts, before the #DEBHELPER# token.

NOTES

       Note  that  this  command  is  not  idempotent.  dh_prep(1)  should be called between invocations of this
       command. Otherwise, it may cause multiple instances of the same text to be added to maintainer scripts.

SEE ALSO

       debhelper(7)

       This program is a part of debhelper.

AUTHORS

       Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>

       Steve Langasek <steve.langasek@canonical.com>

       Michael Stapelberg <stapelberg@debian.org>

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