r2033: * Add --ignore option. This is intended to ease dealing with upstream

[debhelper.git] / debhelper.pod

diff --git a/debhelper.pod b/debhelper.pod
index 7f2fbad2928caa44255d9370956f19ccc3c2c785..a2c7eebabb1a5a49fb980d3ee847cd4c2752779d 100644 (file)
--- a/debhelper.pod
+++ b/debhelper.pod
@@ -119,6 +119,16 @@ are not architecture independent.
 Do not act on the specified package even if an -a, -i, or -p option lists
 the package as one that should be acted on.
 
+=item B<--ignore=>I<file>
+
+Ignore the specified file. This can be used if debian/ contains a debhelper
+config file that a debhelper command should not act on. Note that
+debian/compat, debian/control, and debian/changelog can't be ignored, but
+then, there should never be a reason to ignore those files.
+
+For example, if upstream ships a debian/init that you don't want
+dh_installinit to install, use --ignore=debian/init
+
 =item B<-P>I<tmpdir>, B<--tmpdir=>I<tmpdir>
 
 Use "tmpdir" for package build directory. The default is debian/<package>