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version 1.30, 2016/05/13 17:51:15

version 1.31, 2019/02/08 12:53:44

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Missing parent directories are created as required.

This option cannot be used with the

.Fl B , b , C , c ,

.Fl f , p , S ,

.Fl f , p ,

.Fl s

options.

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then preserve the modification time of the file.

.It Fl S

Safe copy.

Normally,

This option has no effect and is supported only for compatibility.

.Nm

When installing a file, a temporary file is created and written first

unlinks an existing target before installing the new file.

in the destination directory, then atomically renamed.

With the

This avoids both race conditions and the destruction of existing

.Fl S

files in case of write failures.

flag a temporary file is used and then renamed to be

the target.

The reason this is safer is that if the copy or

rename fails, the existing target is left untouched.

.It Fl s

.Nm

exec's the command

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.Sh FILES

.Bl -tag -width INS@XXXXXXXXXX -compact

.It Pa INS@XXXXXXXXXX

If either

Temporary files created in the target directory by

.Fl S

.Xr mkstemp 3 .

option is specified, or the

.Fl C

.Fl p

option is used in conjunction with the

.Fl s

option, temporary files named INS@XXXXXXXXXX,

where XXXXXXXXXX is decided by

.Xr mkstemp 3 ,

are created in the target directory.

.El

.Sh EXIT STATUS

.Ex -std install