method

install

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install(from, to, mode = nil, verbose = false)

public

If src is not the same as dest, copies it and changes the permission mode to mode. If dest is a directory, destination is dest/src. If mode is not set, default is used. If verbose is set to true, the name of each file copied will be printed.

# File lib/ftools.rb, line 250
  def install(from, to, mode = nil, verbose = false)
    to = catname(from, to)
    unless exist? to and cmp from, to
      safe_unlink to if exist? to
      cp from, to, verbose
      chmod mode, to, verbose if mode
    end
  end

install

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