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1 perry 1 INSTALL
2 !!!INSTALL
3 NAME
4 SYNOPSIS
5 DESCRIPTION
6 AUTHOR
7 REPORTING BUGS
8 COPYRIGHT
9 SEE ALSO
10 ----
11 !!NAME
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14 install - copy files and set attributes
15 !!SYNOPSIS
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18 __install__ [[''OPTION'']... ''SOURCE DEST (1st
19 format)''__
20 install__ [[''OPTION'']... ''SOURCE''... ''DIRECTORY
21 (2nd format)''__
22 install__ ''-d'' [[''OPTION'']... ''DIRECTORY''...
23 ''(3rd format)''
24 !!DESCRIPTION
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27 In the first two formats, copy SOURCE to DEST or multiple
28 SOURCE(s) to the existing DIRECTORY, while setting
29 permission modes and owner/group. In the third format,
30 create all components of the given
31 DIRECTORY(ies).
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34 __--backup__[[=''CONTROL''] make a backup of each
35 existing destination file
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38 __-b__
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41 like __--backup__ but does not accept an
42 argument
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45 __-c__
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48 (ignored)
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51 __-d__, __--directory__
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54 treat all arguments as directory names; create all
55 components of the specified directories
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58 __-D__
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61 create all leading components of DEST except the last, then
62 copy SOURCE to DEST; useful in the 1st format
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65 __-g__, __--group__=''GROUP''
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68 set group ownership, instead of process' current
69 group
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72 __-m__, __--mode__=''MODE''
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75 set permission mode (as in chmod), instead of
76 rwxr-xr-x
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79 __-o__, __--owner__=''OWNER''
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82 set ownership (super-user only)
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85 __-p__, __--preserve-timestamps__
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88 apply access/modification times of SOURCE files to
89 corresponding destination files
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92 __-s__, __--strip__
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95 strip symbol tables, only for 1st and 2nd
96 formats
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99 __-S__, __--suffix__=''SUFFIX'' override the usual
100 backup suffix
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103 __-v__, __--verbose__
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106 print the name of each directory as it is
107 created
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110 __--help__
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113 display this help and exit
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116 __--version__
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119 output version information and exit
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122 The backup suffix is `~', unless set with __--suffix__ or
123 SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX. The version control method may be
124 selected via the __--backup__ option or through the
125 VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the
126 values:
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129 none, off
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132 never make backups (even if __--backup__ is
133 given)
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136 numbered, t
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139 make numbered backups
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142 existing, nil
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145 numbered if numbered backups exist, simple
146 otherwise
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149 simple, never
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152 always make simple backups
153 !!AUTHOR
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2 perry 156 Written by David !MacKenzie.
1 perry 157 !!REPORTING BUGS
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160 Report bugs to
161 !!COPYRIGHT
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164 Copyright 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
165 This is free software; see the source for copying
166 conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
167 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
168 PURPOSE.
169 !!SEE ALSO
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171
172 The full documentation for __install__ is maintained as a
173 Texinfo manual. If the __info__ and __install__
174 programs are properly installed at your site, the
175 command
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178 __info install__
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181 should give you access to the complete manual.
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