|
Hi All HELP! I am attempting to install Open Office Beta 2 m02 on a Mandrake 10.1 system and I have a few questions as I do not understand the installation instructions. A copy of the installation instruction along with my questions follows. Hope some one can help. Thanks Frank ____________________________________________________________________ Usage: install [OPTION]... SOURCE DEST (1st format) What does DEST mean? Destination? or: install [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY (2nd format) For multiuser installation which DIRECTORY should be used? For single user installation which DIRECTORY should be used? I am assuming SOURCE means the directory the OpenOffice install file is located in. If the command prompt is in the directory does one have to include DIRECTORY in the command? or: install -d [OPTION]... DIRECTORY... (3rd format) See note under -d In the first two formats, copy SOURCE to DEST or multiple SOURCE(s) to the existing DIRECTORY, while setting permission modes and owner/group. In the third format, create all components of the given DIRECTORY(ies). Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. --backup[=CONTROL] make a backup of each existing destination file -b like --backup but does not accept an argument -c (ignored) What is being ignored? Does -c mean ignore all following options or is this reserved for future usage? -d, --directory treat all arguments as directory names; create all components of the specified directories If one treats all arguments as directories what does happens? -D create all leading components of DEST except the last, then copy SOURCE to DEST; useful in the 1st format -g, --group=GROUP set group ownership, instead of process' current group -m, --mode=MODE set permission mode (as in chmod), instead of rwxr-xr-x -o, --owner=OWNER set ownership (super-user only) -p, --preserve-timestamps apply access/modification times of SOURCE files to corresponding destination files -s, --strip strip symbol tables, only for 1st and 2nd formats -S, --suffix=SUFFIX override the usual backup suffix -v, --verbose print the name of each directory as it is created --help display this help and exit --version output version information and exit The backup suffix is `~', unless set with --suffix or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX. The version control method may be selected via the --backup option or through the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the values: none, off never make backups (even if --backup is given) numbered, t make numbered backups existing, nil numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise simple, never always make simple backups Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>. |
