This file is indexed.

preinst is in usrmerge 17.

This file is a maintainer script. It is executed when installing (*inst) or removing (*rm) the package.

The actual contents of the file can be viewed below.

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#!/bin/sh -e

standalone_usr() {
  local device_root=$(stat --printf='%d\n' /)
  local device_usr=$(stat --printf='%d\n' /usr)

  if [ "$device_root" != "$device_usr" ]; then
    return 0
  fi
  return 1
}

booted_with_initramfs() {
  # created by update-initramfs
  if [ -d /run/initramfs/ ]; then
    return 1
  fi
  return 0
}

has_initramfs() {
  standalone_usr || return 0
  booted_with_initramfs || return 0
  echo "/usr is a standalone filesystem, this requires using an initramfs."
}

case "$1" in
    install)
    # check the prerequisites on the first install
    if [ -z "$2" ]; then
	has_initramfs
    fi
    ;;
esac