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Solaris™ 8 System Administrator's Reference
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Solaris™ 8 System Administrator's Reference

by Janice Winsor
September 2000
Beginner content levelBeginner
1312 pages
33h 47m
English
Pearson
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install Install Commands

Synopsis

/usr/sbin/install -c dira [-m mode][-u user][-g group][-o][-s] file
/usr/sbin/install -f dirb [-m mode][-u user][-g group][-o][-s] file
/usr/sbin/install -n dirc [-m mode][-u user][-g group][-o][-s] file
/usr/sbin/install -d | -i [-m mode][-u user][-g group][-o][-s] dirx...
/usr/sbin/install [-m mode][-u user][-g group][-o][-s] file [dirx...]

Description

The install command is most commonly used in makefiles (see make(1S)) to install a file in specific locations, or to create directories within a file system. Each file is installed by being copied into the appropriate directory.

install uses no special privileges to copy files from one place to another. The implications of the lack of security are as follows. ...

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