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.Dd 
.Dt INSTALL 1
.Os BSD 4.2
.Sh NAME
.Nm install
.Nd install binaries
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm install
.Op Fl cs
.Op Fl m Ar mode
.Op Fl o Ar owner
.Op Fl g Ar group
.Ar file1 file2
.Nm install
.Op Fl cs
.Op Fl m Ar mode
.Op Fl o Ar owner
.Op Fl g Ar group
.Ar file1
\&...
.Ar fileN directory
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The file(s) are moved (or copied if the
.Fl c
option is specified) to the target file or directory.
If the destination is a directory, then the
.Ar file
is moved into
.Ar directory
with its original filename.
If the target file already exists, it is overwritten if permissions
allow.
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl m
Specify an alternate mode.
The default mode is set to 755.
The specified mode may be either an octal or symbolic value; see
.Xr chmod  1
for a description of possible mode values.
.It Fl o
Specify an owner.
.It Fl g
Specify a group.
.It Fl s
.Nm Install
exec's the command
.Xr strip  1
to strip binaries so that install can be portable over a large
number of systems and binary types.
.El
.Pp
.Nm Install
refuses to move a file onto itself.
.Pp
Installing
.Pa /dev/null
creates an empty file.
.Pp
Upon successful completion a value of 0 is returned.
Otherwise, a value of 1 is returned.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr chgrp 1 ,
.Xr chmod 1 ,
.Xr cp 1 ,
.Xr mv 1 ,
.Xr strip 1 ,
.Xr a.out 5 ,
.Xr chown 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm install
utility appeared in
.Bx 4.2 .