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4.2 Manifest-related options
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The normal course of operations for the <code class="du-command">sdist</code> command is as
follows:

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<LI>if the manifest file, <span class="file">MANIFEST</span> doesn't exist, read
  <span class="file">MANIFEST.in</span> and create the manifest
</LI>
<LI>if neither <span class="file">MANIFEST</span> nor <span class="file">MANIFEST.in</span> exist, create a
  manifest with just the default file set
</LI>
<LI>if either <span class="file">MANIFEST.in</span> or the setup script (<span class="file">setup.py</span>)
  are more recent than <span class="file">MANIFEST</span>, recreate <span class="file">MANIFEST</span> by
  reading <span class="file">MANIFEST.in</span>
</LI>
<LI>use the list of files now in <span class="file">MANIFEST</span> (either just
  generated or read in) to create the source distribution archive(s)
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There are a couple of options that modify this behaviour.  First, use
the <b class="programopt">--no-defaults</b> and <b class="programopt">--no-prune</b> to
disable the standard ``include'' and ``exclude'' sets.

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Second, you might want to force the manifest to be regenerated--for
example, if you have added or removed files or directories that match an
existing pattern in the manifest template, you should regenerate the
manifest:

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python setup.py sdist --force-manifest
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Or, you might just want to (re)generate the manifest, but not create a
source distribution:

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python setup.py sdist --manifest-only
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<b class="programopt">--manifest-only</b> implies <b class="programopt">--force-manifest</b>.
<b class="programopt">-o</b> is a shortcut for <b class="programopt">--manifest-only</b>, and
<b class="programopt">-f</b> for <b class="programopt">--force-manifest</b>.

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