diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index dee7ed5..80d985e 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 emdebian-rootfs (2.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * [INTL:fr] French program output translation (Closes: #558834)
+  * Add shortcut conf files
 
- -- Neil Williams <codehelp@debian.org>  Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:52:08 +0000
+ -- Neil Williams <codehelp@debian.org>  Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:59:04 +0000
 
 emdebian-rootfs (2.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/debian/multistrap.install b/debian/multistrap.install
index 7c909f6..57432d6 100644
--- a/debian/multistrap.install
+++ b/debian/multistrap.install
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ em_multistrap ./usr/sbin/
 multistrap ./usr/sbin/
 doc/multistrap/man/* ./usr/share/man/
 examples/multistrap-example.conf ./usr/share/doc/multistrap/examples/
+examples/sid.conf ./usr/share/multistrap/
+examples/squeeze.conf ./usr/share/multistrap/
+examples/lenny.conf ./usr/share/multistrap/
 bash/multistrap ./etc/bash_completion.d/
diff --git a/examples/lenny.conf b/examples/lenny.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbecf9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/lenny.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Example multistrap configuration file for the lenny shortcut.
+
+[General]
+arch=
+directory=
+# same as --tidy-up option if set to true
+cleanup=true
+# same as --no-auth option if set to true
+# keyring packages listed in each debootstrap will
+# still be installed.
+noauth=false
+# extract all downloaded archives (default is true)
+unpack=true
+# the order of sections is not important.
+# the debootstrap option determines which repository
+# is used to calculate the list of Priority: required packages.
+debootstrap=Debian
+aptsources=Debian
+
+[Debian]      
+packages=      
+source=http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian      
+keyring=debian-archive-keyring      
+suite=lenny 
diff --git a/examples/sid.conf b/examples/sid.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fab776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/sid.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Example multistrap configuration file for the sid shortcut.
+
+[General]
+arch=
+directory=
+# same as --tidy-up option if set to true
+cleanup=true
+# same as --no-auth option if set to true
+# keyring packages listed in each debootstrap will
+# still be installed.
+noauth=false
+# extract all downloaded archives (default is true)
+unpack=true
+# the order of sections is not important.
+# the debootstrap option determines which repository
+# is used to calculate the list of Priority: required packages.
+debootstrap=Debian
+aptsources=Debian
+
+[Debian]      
+packages=      
+source=http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian      
+keyring=debian-archive-keyring      
+suite=sid
diff --git a/examples/squeeze.conf b/examples/squeeze.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e825d14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/squeeze.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Example multistrap configuration file for the squeeze shortcut.
+
+[General]
+arch=
+directory=
+# same as --tidy-up option if set to true
+cleanup=true
+# same as --no-auth option if set to true
+# keyring packages listed in each debootstrap will
+# still be installed.
+noauth=false
+# extract all downloaded archives (default is true)
+unpack=true
+# the order of sections is not important.
+# the debootstrap option determines which repository
+# is used to calculate the list of Priority: required packages.
+debootstrap=Debian
+aptsources=Debian
+
+[Debian]      
+packages=      
+source=http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian      
+keyring=debian-archive-keyring      
+suite=squeeze