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 compatiblity, 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)