.. _reference:

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Command Reference
*****************

.. % \section{Building modules: the \protect\command{build} command family}
.. % \label{build-cmds}
.. % \subsubsection{\protect\command{build}}
.. % \label{build-cmd}
.. % \subsubsection{\protect\command{build\_py}}
.. % \label{build-py-cmd}
.. % \subsubsection{\protect\command{build\_ext}}
.. % \label{build-ext-cmd}
.. % \subsubsection{\protect\command{build\_clib}}
.. % \label{build-clib-cmd}


.. _install-cmd:

Installing modules: the :command:`install` command family
=========================================================

The install command ensures that the build commands have been run and then runs
the subcommands :command:`install_lib`, :command:`install_data` and
:command:`install_scripts`.

.. % \subsubsection{\protect\command{install\_lib}}
.. % \label{install-lib-cmd}


.. _install-data-cmd:

:command:`install_data`
-----------------------

This command installs all data files provided with the distribution.


.. _install-scripts-cmd:

:command:`install_scripts`
--------------------------

This command installs all (Python) scripts in the distribution.

.. % \subsection{Cleaning up: the \protect\command{clean} command}
.. % \label{clean-cmd}


.. % \section{Creating a built distribution: the
.. % \protect\command{bdist} command family}
.. % \label{bdist-cmds}

.. % \subsection{\protect\command{bdist}}
.. % \subsection{\protect\command{bdist\_dumb}}
.. % \subsection{\protect\command{bdist\_rpm}}
.. % \subsection{\protect\command{bdist\_wininst}}


