install(1m)
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install
install commands
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SYNTAX
/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. Each file is installed by copying it
into the appropriate directory, thereby retaining the mode and
owner of the original command. The program prints messages
telling the user exactly which files it is replacing or creating
and where they are going.
If you give no options or directories (dirx ...), 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 the first occurrence is found, install issues a
message saying that it is overwriting that file with file, and
proceeds to do so. If the file is not found, the program states
this and exits without further action.
If you specify one or more directories (dirx ...) after file,
those directories will be searched before the directories
specified in the default list.
Options are:
-c dira Install a new command (file) in the directory specified
by dira, only if it is not found. If it is found,
install issues a message saying that the file already
exists, and exits without overwriting it. This option
can be used alone or with the -s option.
-f dirb Install file in given directory, whether or not one
already exists. If the file being installed does not
already exist, the mode and owner of the new file are
set to 755 and bin, respectively. If the file already
exists, the mode and owner of the file stay the same.
This option can be used alone or with the -o or -s
options.
-i Ignore the default directory list, searching only
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through the given directories (dirx ...). This option
can be used alone or with any other options other than
-c and -f.
-n dirc Put file in directory dirc, if the file is not found in
any of the searched directories; set the mode and owner
of the new file to 755 and bin, respectively. This
option can be used alone or with any other options
except -c and -f.
-o Save file, if found, by copying it to OLDfile in the
directory in which the file was found. This option is
useful when installing a normally text busy file such
as /bin/sh or /etc/getty, where the existing file
cannot be removed. May be used alone or with any other
options other than -c.
-s Suppress printing of messages other than error
messages. This option can be used alone or with any
other options.
SEE ALSO
chmod(1), make(1), mk(8).
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