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<refentrytitle>pkg-helper</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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<refname>pkg-helper</refname>
<refpurpose>multi&#x2010;call helper utility</refpurpose>
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<command>pkg-helper</command>
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<refsection><title>Description</title>

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<command>pkg-helper</command> is a multi&#x2010;call program providing additional utilities for <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pkg</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
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They are:
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<term>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>pkg-gencontrol</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</term>
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Generate the control files for the <command>create</command> subcommand of <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pkg</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <filename>+MANIFEST</filename> et al., from a directory tree.
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<refsection><title>Author</title>
<para><author><personname><firstname>Jonathan</firstname> <surname>de Boyne Pollard</surname></personname></author></para>
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