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34.Dd May 31, 1991
35.Dt INSTALL 1
36.Os BSD 4.2
37.Sh NAME
38.Nm install
39.Nd install binaries
40.Sh SYNOPSIS
41.Nm install
42.Op Fl cs
43.Op Fl m Ar mode
44.Op Fl o Ar owner
45.Op Fl g Ar group
46.Ar file1 file2
47.Nm install
48.Op Fl cs
49.Op Fl m Ar mode
50.Op Fl o Ar owner
51.Op Fl g Ar group
52.Ar file1
53\&...
54.Ar fileN directory
55.Sh DESCRIPTION
56The file(s) are moved (or copied if the
57.Fl c
58option is specified) to the target file or directory.
59If the destination is a directory, then the
60.Ar file
61is moved into
62.Ar directory
63with its original filename.
64If the target file already exists, it is overwritten if permissions
65allow.
66.Pp
67.Bl -tag -width Ds
68.It Fl m
69Specify an alternate mode.
70The default mode is set to 755.
71The specified mode may be either an octal or symbolic value; see
72.Xr chmod  1
73for a description of possible mode values.
74.It Fl o
75Specify an owner.
76.It Fl g
77Specify a group.
78.It Fl s
79.Nm Install
80exec's the command
81.Xr strip  1
82to strip binaries so that install can be portable over a large
83number of systems and binary types.
84.El
85.Pp
86.Nm Install
87refuses to move a file onto itself.
88.Pp
89Installing
90.Pa /dev/null
91creates an empty file.
92.Pp
93Upon successful completion a value of 0 is returned.
94Otherwise, a value of 1 is returned.
95.Sh SEE ALSO
96.Xr chgrp 1 ,
97.Xr chmod 1 ,
98.Xr cp 1 ,
99.Xr mv 1 ,
100.Xr strip 1 ,
101.Xr a.out 5 ,
102.Xr chown 8
103.Sh HISTORY
104The
105.Nm install
106utility appeared in
107.Bx 4.2 .
108