Directives For the %files list

File-related Directives

The %doc Directive

The %doc directive flags the filename(s) that follow as being documentation.

%doc README

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The %config Directive

The %config directive is used to flag the specified file as being a configuration file.

%config /etc/fstab

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The %attr Directive

The %attr directive is used to permit RPM to directly control a file's permissions and ownership. It is normally used when non-root users build packages. The %attr directive has the following format:

%attr(<mode>, <user>, <group>) file

The user and group identifiers must be non-numeric. Attributes that do not need to be set by %attr may be replaced with a dash:

%attr(755, root, -) foo.bar

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The %verify Directive

The %verify directive is used to control which of nine different file attributes are to be verified by RPM. The attributes are:

1. owner -- The file's owner.

2. group -- The file's group.

3. mode -- The file's mode.

4. md5 -- The file's MD5 checksum.

5. size -- The file's size.

6. maj -- The file's major number.

7. min -- The file's minor number.

8. symlink -- The file's symbolic link string.

9. mtime -- The file's modification time.

If the keyword not precedes the list, every attribute except those listed will be verified.

%verify(mode md5 size maj min symlink mtime) /dev/ttyS0

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Directory-related Directives

The %docdir Directive

The %docdir directive is used to add the specified directory to RPM's internal list of directories containing documentation. When a directory is added to this list, every file packaged in this directory (and any subdirectories) will automatically be marked as documentation.

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The %dir Directive

The %dir directive is used to direct RPM to package only the directory itself, regardless of what files may reside in the directory at the time the package is created.

%dir /usr/blather

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