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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 243b6d745..3cdfb72fe 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ * hostid: (coreutils)hostid invocation. Print numeric host identifier. * hostname: (coreutils)hostname invocation. Print or set system name. * id: (coreutils)id invocation. Print user identity. -* install: (coreutils)install invocation. Copy and change attributes. +* install: (coreutils)install invocation. Copy files and set attributes. * join: (coreutils)join invocation. Join lines on a common field. * kill: (coreutils)kill invocation. Send a signal to processes. * link: (coreutils)link invocation. Make hard links between files. @@ -9071,8 +9071,8 @@ Ignored; for compatibility with old Unix versions of @command{install}. @opindex -D Create any missing parent directories of @var{dest}, then copy @var{source} to @var{dest}. -This option is ignored if a destination directory is specified -via @option{--target-directory=DIR}. +Explicitly specifying the @option{--target-directory=@var{dir}} will similarly +ensure the presence of that hierarchy before copying @var{source} arguments. @item -d @itemx --directory |