usr/src/usr.bin/xinstall/install.1

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.TH INSTALL 1 ""
.UC 5
.SH NAME
install \- install binaries
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B install
[
.B \-c
] [
.B \-m
mode ] [
.B \-o
owner ] [
.B \-g
group ] [
.B \-s
] file1 file2; or file1 ... fileN directory
.SH DESCRIPTION
The file(s) are moved (or copied if the \fB-c\fP option is specified)
to the target file or directory.  If the destination is a directory, then
the \fIfile\fP is moved into \fIdirectory\fP with its original file-name.
If the target file already exists, it is overwritten.
.PP
The mode is set to 755; the \fB-m\fP option may be used to specify
an alternate mode.
.PP
The \fB-o\fP and \fB-g\fP options may be used to specify an owner
and/or group, respectively.
.PP
The \fB-s\fP option causes the file to be stripped.  It is an error
to attempt to strip a file not in the \fIa.out\fP format, but not to
attempt to strip a file that has already been stripped.
.PP
\fIInstall\fP refuses to move a file onto itself.
.PP
Installing ``/dev/null'' creates an empty file.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
Upon successful completion a value of 0 is returned.  Otherwise, a
value of 1 is returned.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
chgrp(1), chmod(1), cp(1), mv(1), strip(1), a.out(5), chown(8)