# cvs-debi(1) - man - phpMan

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## NAME
       cvs-debi - install cvs-buildpackage/cvs-debuild generated package

## SYNOPSIS
       **cvs-debi** [_options_] [_package_ ...]

## DESCRIPTION
       **cvs-debi**  is  run  from  the CVS working directory after **cvs-buildpackage** or **cvs-debuild**.  It
       uses the **cvs-buildpackage** system to locate the _.changes_ file generated in that run.  It  then
       runs  **debpkg**  **-i**  on every _.deb_ archive listed in the _.changes_ file to install them, assuming
       that all of the _.deb_ archives live in the same directory as the _.changes_ file.  Note that you
       probably  don't want to run this program on a _.changes_ file relating to a different architec‐
       ture after cross-compiling the package!

       If a list of packages is given on the command line, then only those debs with names  in  this
       list of packages will be installed.

       Note  that  unlike  **cvs-buildpackage**, the only way to specify the source package name is with
       the **-P** option; you cannot simply have it as the last command-line parameter.

       Since installing a package requires root privileges, **debi** calls **debpkg** rather than  **dpkg**  di‐
       rectly.  Thus **debi** will only be useful if it is either being run as root or **debpkg** can be run
       as root.  See [**debpkg**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/debpkg/1/markdown) for more details.

## OPTIONS
       All current **cvs-buildpackage** options are silently accepted; however, only the ones listed be‐
       low have any effect.  For more details on all of them, see the [**cvs-buildpackage**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/cvs-buildpackage/1/markdown) manpage.

### -a -t
              See  [**dpkg-architecture**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/dpkg-architecture/1/markdown)  for a description of these options.  They affect the search
              for the _.changes_ file.  They are provided to mimic the behaviour of  **dpkg-buildpackage**
              when determining the name of the _.changes_ file.

### -M
              The name of the CVS module.

### -P
              The name of the package.

### -V
              The version number of the package.

### -T

### -R
              Root of the original sources archive.

### -W
              The full path name for the cvs-buildpackage working directory.

### -x
              This option provides the CVS default module prefix.

       **--help**, **--version**
              Show help message and version information respectively.

## SEE ALSO
       [**cvs-buildpackage**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/cvs-buildpackage/1/markdown), [**cvs-debc**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/cvs-debc/1/markdown), [**cvs-debuild**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/cvs-debuild/1/markdown), [**debi**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/debi/1/markdown)

## AUTHOR
       **cvs-buildpackage** was written by Manoj Srivastava, and the current version of **debi** was written
       by Julian Gilbey <<jdg@debian.org>>.  They have been  combined  into  this  program  by  Julian
       Gilbey.



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