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32 | .\" @(#)install.1 6.11 (Berkeley) 5/31/91 | |
33 | .\" | |
34 | .Dd May 31, 1991 | |
35 | .Dt INSTALL 1 | |
36 | .Os BSD 4.2 | |
37 | .Sh NAME | |
38 | .Nm install | |
39 | .Nd install binaries | |
40 | .Sh SYNOPSIS | |
41 | .Nm install | |
42 | .Op Fl cs | |
43 | .Op Fl m Ar mode | |
44 | .Op Fl o Ar owner | |
45 | .Op Fl g Ar group | |
46 | .Ar file1 file2 | |
47 | .Nm install | |
48 | .Op Fl cs | |
49 | .Op Fl m Ar mode | |
50 | .Op Fl o Ar owner | |
51 | .Op Fl g Ar group | |
52 | .Ar file1 | |
53 | \&... | |
54 | .Ar fileN directory | |
55 | .Sh DESCRIPTION | |
56 | The file(s) are moved (or copied if the | |
57 | .Fl c | |
58 | option is specified) to the target file or directory. | |
59 | If the destination is a directory, then the | |
60 | .Ar file | |
61 | is moved into | |
62 | .Ar directory | |
63 | with its original filename. | |
64 | If the target file already exists, it is overwritten if permissions | |
65 | allow. | |
66 | .Pp | |
67 | .Bl -tag -width Ds | |
68 | .It Fl m | |
69 | Specify an alternate mode. | |
70 | The default mode is set to 755. | |
71 | The specified mode may be either an octal or symbolic value; see | |
72 | .Xr chmod 1 | |
73 | for a description of possible mode values. | |
74 | .It Fl o | |
75 | Specify an owner. | |
76 | .It Fl g | |
77 | Specify a group. | |
78 | .It Fl s | |
79 | .Nm Install | |
80 | exec's the command | |
81 | .Xr strip 1 | |
82 | to strip binaries so that install can be portable over a large | |
83 | number of systems and binary types. | |
84 | .El | |
85 | .Pp | |
86 | .Nm Install | |
87 | refuses to move a file onto itself. | |
88 | .Pp | |
89 | Installing | |
90 | .Pa /dev/null | |
91 | creates an empty file. | |
92 | .Pp | |
93 | Upon successful completion a value of 0 is returned. | |
94 | Otherwise, a value of 1 is returned. | |
95 | .Sh SEE ALSO | |
96 | .Xr chgrp 1 , | |
97 | .Xr chmod 1 , | |
98 | .Xr cp 1 , | |
99 | .Xr mv 1 , | |
100 | .Xr strip 1 , | |
101 | .Xr a.out 5 , | |
102 | .Xr chown 8 | |
103 | .Sh HISTORY | |
104 | The | |
105 | .Nm install | |
106 | utility appeared in | |
107 | .Bx 4.2 . |