#1034421 coreutils: install(1): says -v only notes directory creation, but also writes regular file creation

Package:
coreutils
Source:
coreutils
Description:
GNU core utilities
Submitter:
наб
Date:
2023-04-14 20:09:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1034421#5
Date:
2023-04-14 19:23:13 UTC
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To:
Dear Maintainer,

Quoth install(1):
-- >8 --
       -v, --verbose
	                 print the name of each directory as it is created
-- >8 --

Compare:
-- >8 --
$ install -v $(command -v install) .
'/bin/install' -> './install'
-- >8 --

наб
#1034421#10
Date:
2023-04-14 20:07:07 UTC
From:
To:
https://github.com/coreutils/coreutils/commit/d899f9e33

   $ src/ginstall --help | grep -- --verbose
   -v, --verbose       print the name of each created file or directory

cheers,
Pádraig