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tags: [tldr, linux]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# checkinstall
> Track the local installation of a software package, and produce a binary package which can be used with a system's native package manager.
> More information: <https://checkinstall.izto.org/docs.php>.
- Create and install a package with default settings:
`sudo checkinstall {{[-y|--default]}}`
- Create a package but don't install it:
`sudo checkinstall --install={{no}}`
- Create a package without documentation:
`sudo checkinstall --nodoc`
- Create a package and set the name:
`sudo checkinstall --pkgname {{package}}`
- Create a package and specify where to save it:
`sudo checkinstall --pakdir {{path/to/directory}}`