NAME

       shtool-install - GNU shtool install(1) command

SYNOPSIS

       shtool install [-v|--verbose] [-t|--trace] [-d|--mkdir] [-c|--copy] [-C|--compare-copy] [-s|--strip]
       [-m|--mode mode] [-o|--owner owner] [-g|--group group] [-e|--exec sed-cmd] file [file ...]  path

DESCRIPTION

       This command installs a one or more files to a given target path providing all important options of the
       BSD install(1) command.  The trick is that the functionality is provided in a portable way.

OPTIONS

       The following command line options are available.

       -v, --verbose
           Display some processing information.

       -t, --trace
           Enable the output of the essential shell commands which are executed.

       -d, --mkdir
           To  maximize  BSD  compatibility,  the  BSD  "shtool  "install -d"" usage is internally mapped to the
           "shtool "mkdir -f -p -m 755"" command.

       -c, --copy
           Copy the file to the target path. Default is to move.

       -C, --compare-copy
           Same as -c except if the destination file already exists and is identical  to  the  source  file,  no
           installation is done and the target remains untouched.

       -s, --strip
           This  option  strips program executables during the installation, see strip(1). Default is to install
           verbatim.

       -m, --mode mode
           The file mode applied to the target, see chmod(1). Setting mode to ""-"" skips this step  and  leaves
           the  operating  system  default which is usually based on umask(1). Some file modes require superuser
           privileges to be set. Default is 0755.

       -o, --owner owner
           The file owner name or id applied to  the  target,  see  chown(1).  This  option  requires  superuser
           privileges  to  execute. Default is to skip this step and leave the operating system default which is
           usually based on the executing uid or the parent setuid directory.

       -g, --group group
           The file group name or id applied to  the  target,  see  chgrp(1).  This  option  requires  superuser
           privileges  to  execute  to  the  fullest  extend,  otherwise  the choice of group is limited on most
           operating systems.  Default is to skip this step and leave the  operating  system  default  which  is
           usually based on the executing gid or the parent setgid directory.

       -e, --exec sed-cmd
           This  option  can  be  used  one  or  multiple times to apply one or more sed(1) commands to the file
           contents during installation.

EXAMPLE

        #   Makefile
        install:
             :
            shtool install -c -s -m 4755 foo $(bindir)/
            shtool install -c -m 644 foo.man $(mandir)/man1/foo.1
            shtool install -c -m 644 -e "s/@p@/$prefix/g" foo.conf $(etcdir)/

HISTORY

       The GNU shtool install command was originally written by Ralf S.   Engelschall  <rse@engelschall.com>  in
       1997  for  GNU  shtool.  It  was  prompted  by  portability issues in the installation procedures of OSSP
       libraries.

SEE ALSO

       shtool(1), umask(1), chmod(1), chown(1), chgrp(1), strip(1), sed(1).

18-Jul-2008                                       shtool 2.0.8                             SHTOOL-INSTALL.TMP(1)