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                     36: .Dd June 6, 1993
                     37: .Dt INSTALL 1
                     38: .Os BSD 4.2
                     39: .Sh NAME
                     40: .Nm install
                     41: .Nd install binaries
                     42: .Sh SYNOPSIS
                     43: .Nm install
                     44: .Op Fl cs
                     45: .Op Fl f Ar flags
                     46: .Op Fl g Ar group
                     47: .Op Fl m Ar mode
                     48: .Op Fl o Ar owner
                     49: .Ar file1 file2
                     50: .Nm install
                     51: .Op Fl cs
                     52: .Op Fl f Ar flags
                     53: .Op Fl g Ar group
                     54: .Op Fl m Ar mode
                     55: .Op Fl o Ar owner
                     56: .Ar file1
                     57: \&...
                     58: .Ar fileN directory
                     59: .Nm install
                     60: .Fl d
                     61: .Op Fl m Ar mode
                     62: .Op Fl o Ar owner
                     63: .Op Fl g Ar group
                     64: .Ar directory
                     65: \&...
                     66: .Sh DESCRIPTION
                     67: The file(s) are moved (or copied if the
                     68: .Fl c
                     69: option is specified) to the target file or directory.
                     70: If the destination is a directory, then the
                     71: .Ar file
                     72: is moved into
                     73: .Ar directory
                     74: with its original filename.
                     75: If the target file already exists, it is overwritten if permissions
                     76: allow.
                     77: .Pp
                     78: .Bl -tag -width Ds
                     79: .It Fl c
                     80: Copy the file.
                     81: This flag turns off the default behavior of
                     82: .Nm install
                     83: where it deletes the original file after creating the target.
                     84: .It Fl f
                     85: Specify the target's file flags.
                     86: (See
                     87: .Xr chflags 1
                     88: for a list of possible flags and their meanings.)
                     89: .It Fl g
                     90: Specify a group.
                     91: .It Fl m
                     92: Specify an alternate mode.
                     93: The default mode is set to rwxr-xr-x (0755).
                     94: The specified mode may be either an octal or symbolic value; see
                     95: .Xr chmod  1
                     96: for a description of possible mode values.
                     97: .It Fl o
                     98: Specify an owner.
                     99: .It Fl s
                    100: .Nm Install
                    101: exec's the command
                    102: .Xr strip  1
                    103: to strip binaries so that install can be portable over a large
                    104: number of systems and binary types.
                    105: .It Fl d
                    106: Create directories.
                    107: Missing parent directories are created as required.
                    108: .El
                    109: .Pp
                    110: By default,
                    111: .Nm install
                    112: preserves all file flags, with the exception of the ``nodump'' flag.
                    113: .Pp
                    114: The
                    115: .Nm install
                    116: utility attempts to prevent moving a file onto itself.
                    117: .Pp
                    118: Installing
                    119: .Pa /dev/null
                    120: creates an empty file.
                    121: .Pp
                    122: Upon successful completion a value of 0 is returned.
                    123: Otherwise, a value of 1 is returned.
                    124: .Sh SEE ALSO
                    125: .Xr chflags 1 ,
                    126: .Xr chgrp 1 ,
                    127: .Xr chmod 1 ,
                    128: .Xr cp 1 ,
                    129: .Xr mv 1 ,
                    130: .Xr strip 1 ,
                    131: .Xr chown 8
                    132: .Sh HISTORY
                    133: The
                    134: .Nm install
                    135: utility appeared in
                    136: .Bx 4.2 .