INSTALL(1)                  386BSD Reference Manual                 INSTALL(1)

NAME
     install - install binaries

SYNOPSIS
     install [-cs] [-m mode] [-o owner] [-g group] file1 file2
     install [-cs] [-m mode] [-o owner] [-g group] file1 ...  fileN directory

DESCRIPTION
     The file(s) are moved (or copied if the -c option is specified) 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.

     -m      Specify an alternate mode.  The default mode is set to 755.  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.

     -g      Specify a group.

     -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.

     Install refuses to move a file onto itself.

     Installing /dev/null creates an empty file.

     Upon successful completion a value of 0 is returned.  Otherwise, a value
     of 1 is returned.

SEE ALSO
     chgrp(1),  chmod(1),  cp(1),  mv(1),  strip(1),  a.out(5),  chown(8)

HISTORY
     The install utility appeared in 4.2BSD.

4.2 Berkeley Distribution        May 31, 1991                                1