-To make dh_install behave like the old dh_movefiles, move your
-package.files file to package.install and call dh_install with
-"--sourcedir=debian/tmp" appended to the command. This will
-approximate dh_movefiles behaviour, except it will copy files instead
-of moving them.
+=item B<--autodest>
+
+Guess as the destination directory to install things to. If this is
+specified, you should not list destination directories in
+debian/package.install files or on the command line. Instead, dh_install
+will guess as follows:
+
+Strip off debian/tmp (or the sourcedir if one is given) from the front of
+the filename, if it is present, and install into the dirname of the
+filename. So if the filename is debian/tmp/usr/bin, then that directory
+will be copied to debian/package/usr/. If the filename is
+debian/tmp/etc/passwd, it will be copied to debian/package/etc/.
+
+Note that if you list exactly one filename or wildcard-pattern on a line by
+itself in a
+debian/package.install file, with no explicit destination, then dh_install
+will automatically guess the destination even if this flag is not set.