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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 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.

       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.  Otherwise, a value of 1 is returned.

SEE ALSO

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

HISTORY

       The install utility appeared in 4.2BSD.

4.2 Berkeley Distribution					 February 20, 1996							INSTALL(1)