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checkinstall: Create a package without documentation.

checkinstall

$ sudo checkinstall --nodoc

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The command "sudo checkinstall --nodoc" is used to create a binary package from a source code installation on a Linux system. Here is a breakdown of the different components:

"sudo": This command is used to run the subsequent command with administrative privileges. It allows the user to execute commands as a superuser or another user with privileged access.
"checkinstall": This is the main command being executed. It is a utility used to build and install a binary package from the source code. It is useful when there is no pre-built package available for a particular software or when you want to customize the installation process.
"--nodoc": This is an option passed to the checkinstall command. The "--nodoc" option tells checkinstall not to generate or include documentation files in the created package. The purpose of this option is to make the package creation process faster by excluding the generation and installation of documentation.

Overall, the command "sudo checkinstall --nodoc" with the "--nodoc" option is used to build and create a binary package from source code without the inclusion of documentation files.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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