From c8ac385299950ba84eb8c33f7e32e4d85b18e3ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pádraig Brady Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2013 22:23:01 +0100 Subject: doc: mention caveats with using install --compare * doc/coreutils.texi (install invocation): Mention that install(1) may not correctly determine the default user or permissions for installed files, and so is best used with options specifying these attributes. --- doc/coreutils.texi | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 8e4bacfb7..92917f17f 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -8920,6 +8920,12 @@ The program accepts the following options. Also see @ref{Common options}. Compare each pair of source and destination files, and if the destination has identical content and any specified owner, group, permissions, and possibly SELinux context, then do not modify the destination at all. +Note this option is best used in conjunction with @option{--user}, +@option{--group} and @option{--mode} options, lest @command{install} +incorrectly determines the default attributes that installed files would have +(as it doesn't consider setgid directories and POSIX default ACLs for example). +This could result in redundant copies or attributes that are not reset to the +correct defaults. @item -c @opindex -c -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2