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

# dh\_installudev(1)

install udev rules files

## NAME

dh\_installudev - install udev rules files

## SYNOPSIS

**dh\_installudev** \[*debhelper options*\] \[**-n**\] \[**--name=***name*\] \[**--priority=***priority*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**dh\_installudev** is a debhelper program that is responsible for installing **udev** rules files.

## FILES

- debian/*package*.udev

  Installed into *usr/lib/udev/rules.d/* in the package build directory.

## OPTIONS

- **--name=***name*

  When this parameter is used, **dh\_installudev** looks for and installs files named debian/*package*.*name*.udev instead of the usual debian/*package*.udev.

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

  Sets the priority the file. Default is 60.

## 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)

This program is a part of debhelper.

## AUTHOR

Joey Hess \<joeyh@debian.org\>