This file is indexed.

preinst is in man-db 2.7.5-1.

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
set -e

# Clean up a cron job that the old man package apparently left around.
if [ -e /etc/cron.daily/man ]; then
    echo "  Removing /etc/cron.daily/man cron job from obsolete man package."
    mv /etc/cron.daily/man /etc/cron.daily/man.moved-by-preinst
fi

# Clean up a cron job left around by man-db from some time ago.
if [ -e /etc/cron.weekly/catman ]; then
    echo "  Removing obsolete /etc/cron.weekly/catman cron job."
    mv /etc/cron.weekly/catman /etc/cron.weekly/catman.moved-by-preinst
fi

# Migrate old statoverrides to new paths.
if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt 2.5.5-4; then
    for x in $maybesetuid; do
	overrides="$(dpkg-statoverride --list /usr/lib/man-db/$x || true)"
	[ "$overrides" ] || continue
	echo "$overrides" | while read owner group mode file; do
	    dpkg-statoverride --remove "$file" || true
	    dpkg-statoverride --add "$owner" "$group" "$mode" /usr/bin/$x || true
	done
    done
fi



exit 0