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install-docs

Install documentation files to standard locations

SYNOPSIS

install-docs [options] [files] [destination]

PARAMETERS

-h, --help
    Display help message (assumed standard)

--destdir=DIR
    Specify installation destination directory (common in doc tools)

--docdir=DIR
    Set documentation install path

DESCRIPTION

The install-docs command is not a standard utility in common Linux distributions or coreutils package. It does not appear in man pages of major systems like Ubuntu, Fedora, or Arch Linux.

No official documentation exists for a command named exactly 'install-docs'. It may refer to:
- A custom script or alias for installing documentation packages (e.g., via apt install docs or similar).
- A phase or function in package managers like Gentoo's Portage ('install-docs' ebuild phase).
- A misspelling or variant of install(1), which copies files and sets permissions, often used for docs.

If intending to install docs, use package managers: apt install package-doc, dnf install package-docs, or info-install for Info files. Verify locally with which install-docs or man install-docs.

CAVEATS

Not a standard command: Likely custom, package-specific, or erroneous. Running install-docs may fail with 'command not found'. Check PATH or package docs. Avoid assuming existence in scripts.

ALTERNATIVES

Use make install-doc in source trees, pip install --user package[docs], or sudo apt install manpages-dev.

VERIFICATION

Run command -v install-docs or search packages: apt search install-docs.

HISTORY

No official history; possibly from build systems like Gentoo ebuilds (emerged ~2000s) or custom dev tools. Not part of POSIX or GNU coreutils.

SEE ALSO

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