2.11BSD#431 - /usr/man/cat1/install.0

INSTALL(1)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	       INSTALL(1)


NAME
     install - install binaries

SYNOPSIS
     install [-cs] [-f flags] [-g group] [-m mode] [-o owner]
     file1 file2

     install [-cs] [-f flags] [-g group] [-m mode] [-o owner]
     file1 ... fileN directory

DESCRIPTION
     The file(s) are moved (or copied if the -c option is speci-
     fied) to the target file or directory.  If the destination
     is a directory, then the file is moved into directory with
     its original filename.  If the target file already exists,
     it is overwritten if permissions allow.

     -c      Copy the file.  This flag turns off the default
	     behavior of install where it deletes the original
	     file after creating the target.

     -f      Specify the target's file flags.  (See chflags(1)
	     for a list of possible flags and their meanings.)

     -g      Specify a group.

     -m      Specify an alternate mode.  The default mode is set
	     to rwxr-xr-x (0755).  The specified mode may be
	     either an octal or symbolic value; see chmod(1) for
	     a description of possible mode values.

     -o      Specify an owner.

     -s      Install exec's the command strip(1) to strip
	     binaries so that install can be portable over a
	     large number of systems and binary types.

     By default, install preserves all file flags, with the
     exception of the ``nodump'' flag.

     The install utility attempts to prevent moving a file onto
     itself.

     Installing /dev/null creates an empty file.

     Upon successful completion a value of 0 is returned.  Other-
     wise, a value of 1 is returned.

SEE ALSO
     chflags(1), chgrp(1), chmod(1), cp(1), mv(1), strip(1),
     chown(8)


Printed 11/26/99	February 20, 1996			1


INSTALL(1)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	       INSTALL(1)


HISTORY
     The install utility appeared in 4.2BSD.


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