MIPSINSTALL(1M-SysV)RISC/os Reference Manual MIPSINSTALL(1M-SysV)



NAME
     mipsinstall - install system files

SYNOPSIS
     mipsinstall [ -l link ] [ -L link ] [ -c ] [ -m mode ] [ -o
     owner ] [ -g group ] [ -s ] [ -f ] file destination

DESCRIPTION
     The named file is moved (or copied if -c is specified) to
     destination.  If the destination is a directory then file is
     moved into the destination directory with its original
     file-name.

     Unless the -f option is given, the destination is taken to
     be a directory, and is created if it doesn't exist.

     If the destination file already exists, it is removed.  If
     it can not be removed, it is renamed.  The new name is the
     old name prefixed with a pound character (#) and suffixed
     with .yymmddhhmmss, where yy is the year, mm is the month,
     and so forth.  The prefix is used to mark the files for
     automatic cleanup, and the suffix is used to avoid clashes
     in case of multiple installations.

     The mode for destination is set to 755; the -m mode option
     may be used to specify a different mode.

     destination is changed to owner root; the -o owner option
     may be used to specify a different owner.

     destination is changed to group staff; the -g group option
     may be used to specify a different group.

     If the -s option is specified the file is stripped after
     being installed.

     If the -l option is specified, the "filename" is created as
     a symbolic link to the installed file.  Multiple -l options
     are allowed.

     If the -L option is specified, the "filename" is created as
     a hard link to the installed file.  Multiple -L options are
     allowed.  Hard links may not be made across filesystems.

     mipsinstall refuses to move a file onto itself.

SEE ALSO
     chgrp(1), chmod(1), chown(1), cp(1), ln(1), mv(1) in the
     User's Reference Manual.






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