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NAME
install - install commands
USAGE
/etc/install [-c dira] [-f dirb] [-i] [-n dirc] [-o] [-s]
file [dirx...]
DESCRIPTION
Install is a command most commonly used in ``makefiles''
(see make(1)) to install a file (updated target file) in a
specific place within a file system. Install copies each
file into the appropriate directory, retaining the mode and
owner of the original command. The program prints messages
telling you exactly which files it is replacing or creating
and where they are going.
If no options or directories (dirx ...) are specified,
install searches a set of default directories (/bin,
/usr/bin, /etc, /lib, and /usr/lib, in that order) for a
file with the same name as file. When install finds the
file, it issues a message saying that it is overwriting that
file with file, then proceeds to do so. If install can not
find file, it states this and exits without any further
action.
If one or more directory names (dirx ...) are specified
after file, install searches those directories before it
searches directories specified in the default list.
OPTIONS
The options are:
-c dira installs a new command (file) in the
directory specified by dira, only if
file does not already exist there. If
it is there, install issues a message
saying that file already exists, and
exits without overwriting it. This
option may be used alone or with the -s
option.
-f dirb forcibly installs file in dirb, whether
or not it already exists there. If file
does not exist, mode and owner will be
set to 755 and bin, respectively. If
the file already exists, the mode and
owner of the new file will be the same
as that of the existing file. This
option may be used alone or with the -o
or -s options.
-i ignores the default directory list,
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searching only through the given direc-
tories (dirx ...). This may be used
alone or with any other option but the
-c or -f options.
-n dirc puts file in dirc, if it is not found in
any of the searched directories. The
mode and owner of file are set to 755
and bin, respectively. This option may
be used alone or with any other options
except -c and -f.
-o saves the previous copy of a file that
was found by copying it to OLDfile in
the directory in which it was found,
before installing the newest version of
file. This option is useful when
installing a new version of a busy com-
mand like /bin/sh, where the existing
file cannot be removed. This option may
be combined with any other options
except -c.
-s suppresses the printing of messages
other than error messages. It may be
combined with other options.
RELATED INFORMATION
make(1)
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