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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1998-01-10 15:03:58 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1998-01-10 15:03:58 +0000
commit0ccdf3419d527c821b8da4e6efd1440cbfafcd14 (patch)
tree4813bfd99a298b4dd44a24cbe8963674bd8e5a74 /src/install.c
parentcec85a4b3a7d721a8dd338c591d2b3bddc5d756b (diff)
downloadcoreutils-0ccdf3419d527c821b8da4e6efd1440cbfafcd14.tar.xz
(usage): Describe -D.
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diff --git a/src/install.c b/src/install.c
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+++ b/src/install.c
@@ -695,13 +695,16 @@ Usage: %s [OPTION]... SOURCE DEST (1st format)\n\
"),
program_name, program_name, program_name);
printf (_("\
-In first two formats, copy SOURCE to DEST or multiple SOURCE(s) to\n\
-DIRECTORY, while setting permission modes and owner/group. In third\n\
-format, make all components of the given DIRECTORY(ies).\n\
+In the first two formats, copy SOURCE to DEST or multiple SOURCE(s) to\n\
+the existing DIRECTORY, while setting permission modes and owner/group.\n\
+In the third format, create all components of the given DIRECTORY(ies).\n\
\n\
-b, --backup make backup before removal\n\
-c (ignored)\n\
- -d, --directory create [leading] directories, mandatory for 3rd format\n\
+ -d, --directory treat all arguments as directory names; create all\n\
+ components of the specified directories\n\
+ -D create all leading components of DEST except the last,\n\
+ then copy SOURCE to DEST; useful in the 1st format\n\
-g, --group=GROUP set group ownership, instead of process' current group\n\
-m, --mode=MODE set permission mode (as in chmod), instead of rwxr-xr-x\n\
-o, --owner=OWNER set ownership (super-user only)\n\