NAME

install - install files

SYNOPSIS

/usr/ucb/install [ -cs ] [ -g group ] [ -m mode ] [ -o owner
] file1 file2

/usr/ucb/install [ -cs ] [ -g group ] [ -m mode ] [ -o owner
] file...directory

/usr/ucb/install -d [ -g group ] [ -m mode ] [ -o owner ]
directory

DESCRIPTION

Install is used within makefiles to copy new versions of
files into a destination directory and to create the desti-
nation directory itself.  The first two forms are similar to
the cp(1) command with the addition that executable files
can be stripped during the copy and the owner, group, and
mode of the installed file(s) can be given.  The third form
can be used to create a destination directory with the
required owner, group and permissions.  Note:  install uses
no special privileges to copy files from one place to
another.  The implications of this are:
     •  You must have permission to read the files to be
        installed.
     •  You must have permission to copy into the destina-
        tion file or directory.
     •  You must have permission to change the modes on the
        final copy of the file if you want to use the -m
        option to change modes.
     •  You must be superuser if you want to specify the
        ownership of the installed file with -o.  If you are
        not the super-user, or if -o is not in effect, the
        installed file will be owned by you, regardless of
        who owns the original.

OPTIONS

-g group Set the group ownership of the installed file or directory. (staff by default)

-m mode Set the mode for the installed file or directory. (0755 by default)

-o owner If run as root, set the ownership of the installed file to the user-ID of owner.

-c Copy files. In fact install always copies files, but the -c option is retained for backwards compatibility with old shell scripts that might otherwise break.

-s Strip executable files as they are copied.

-d        Create a directory.  Missing parent directories
          are created as required as in mkdir -p.  If the
          directory already exists, the owner, group and
          mode will be set to the values given on the com-
          mand line.

SEE ALSO

chown(1)

chgrp(1), chmod(1), cp(1), mkdir(1), strip(1) in the User's
Reference Manual.
install(1M) in the System Administrator's Reference Manual.