## mkepmlist

Make an EPM list file from a directory.

### Synopsis

mkepmlist [ -g group ] [ -u user ] [ --prefix directory ] directory [ ... directory ]

### Description

mkepmlist recursively generates file list entries for files, links, and directories. The file list is send to the standard output.

The -g option overrides the group ownership of the files in the specified directories with the specified group name.

The -u option overrides the user ownership of the files in the specified directories with the specified user name.

The --prefix option adds the specified directory to the destination path. For example, if you installed files to /opt/foo and wanted to build a distribution that installed the files in /usr/local, the following command would generate a file list that is installed in /usr/local:

    mkepmlist --prefix=/usr/local /opt/foo >foo.list ENTER

### See Also

epm(1) - create software packages.
epminstall(1) - add a directory, file, or symlink to a list file.
epm.list(5) - epm list file format.

### Copyright

Copyright 1999-2003 by Easy Software Products, All Rights Reserved.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.