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NAME
install - install commands
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/install [-c dira] [-f dirb] [-i] [-n dirc] [-m mode] [-u user]
[-g group] [-o] [-s] file [dirx ...]
DESCRIPTION
The install command is 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 what files it is
replacing or creating and where they are going.
If no options or directories (dirx ...) are given, install will search 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 one or more directories (dirx ...) are specified after file, those
directories will be searched before the directories specified in the
default list.
The meanings of the options are:
-c dira Installs 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.
May be used alone or with the -s option.
-f dirb Forces file to be installed 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 will be set to 755 and bin,
respectively. If the file already exists, the mode
and owner will be that of the already existing file.
May be used alone or with the -o or -s options.
-i Ignores default directory list, searching only
through the given directories (dirx ...). May be
used alone or with any other options except -c and
-f.
-n dirc If file is not found in any of the searched
directories, it is put in the directory specified in
dirc. The mode and owner of the new file will be set
to 755 and bin, respectively. May be used alone or
with any other options except -c and -f.
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-m mode The mode of the new file is set to mode.
-u user The owner of the new file is set to user.
-g group The group id of the new file is set to group. Only
available to the superuser.
-o If file is found, this option saves the ``found''
file by copying it to OLDfile in the directory in
which it was found. This option is useful when
installing a frequently used file such as /bin/sh or
/lib/saf/ttymon, where the existing file cannot be
removed. May be used alone or with any other options
except -c.
-s Suppresses printing of messages other than error
messages. May be used alone or with any other
options.
SEE ALSO
make(1)
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