---
name: "dh_installemacsen"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "debhelper"
version: "13.24.2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dh_installemacsen"
---

# dh\_installemacsen(1)

register an Emacs add on package

## NAME

dh\_installemacsen - register an Emacs add on package

## SYNOPSIS

**dh\_installemacsen** \[*debhelper options*\] \[**-n**\] \[**--priority=***n*\] \[**--flavor=***foo*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**dh\_installemacsen** is a debhelper program that is responsible for installing files used by the Debian **emacsen-common** package into package build directories.

It also automatically generates the *preinst* *postinst* and *prerm* commands needed to register a package as an Emacs add on package. The commands are added to the maintainer scripts by **dh\_installdeb**. See [**dh\_installdeb**(1)](/dh_installdeb/1.md) for an explanation of how this works.

## FILES

- debian/*package*.emacsen-compat

  Installed into *usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/compat/package* in the package build directory.

- debian/*package*.emacsen-install

  Installed into *usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/package* in the package build directory.

- debian/*package*.emacsen-remove

  Installed into *usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/remove/package* in the package build directory.

- debian/*package*.emacsen-startup

  Installed into etc/emacs/site-start.d/50*package*.el in the package build directory. Use **--priority** to use a different priority than 50.

## OPTIONS

- **-n**, **--no-scripts**

  Do not modify *postinst*/*prerm* scripts.

- **--priority=***n*

  Sets the priority number of a *site-start.d* file. Default is 50.

- **--flavor=***foo*

  Sets the flavor a *site-start.d* file will be installed in. Default is **emacs**, alternatives include **xemacs** and **emacs20**.

## NOTES

Note that this command is not idempotent. [**dh\_prep**(1)](/dh_prep/1.md) should be called between invocations of this command. Otherwise, it may cause multiple instances of the same text to be added to maintainer scripts.

## SEE ALSO

[**debhelper**(7)](/debhelper/7.md) "usr/share/doc/emacsen-common/debian-emacs-policy.gz"

This program is a part of debhelper.

## AUTHOR

Joey Hess \<joeyh@debian.org\>