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| -rw-r--r-- | man/ebuild.5 | 6 |
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diff --git a/man/ebuild.5 b/man/ebuild.5 index 9787a31d1..16ee0388e 100644 --- a/man/ebuild.5 +++ b/man/ebuild.5 @@ -1086,10 +1086,12 @@ The default path is /. Can be used to define options for the install function used in \fBdoins\fR. The default is \fI\-m0644\fR. .TP -\fBdoins\fR \fI[-r] <file> [list of more files]\fR +\fBdoins\fR \fI[\-r] <file> [list of more files]\fR Installs files into the path controlled by \fBinsinto\fR. This function uses \fBinstall\fR(1). Creates all necessary dirs. -Setting -r sets recursive. +Setting \-r sets recursive. Beginning with \fBEAPI 4\fR, both +\fBdoins\fR and \fBnewins\fR preserve symlinks. In \fBEAPI 3\fR and +earlier, symlinks are dereferenced rather than preserved. .TP \fBexeinto\fR \fI[path]\fR Sets the destination path for the \fBdoexe\fR function. |