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| -rw-r--r-- | src/install.c | 11 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/install.c b/src/install.c index 080e70a6a..878d9cd60 100644 --- a/src/install.c +++ 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\ |