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install doesn't set path components permissions with -m like coreutils version #9302

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@maciej-perplexity

GNU coreutils behavior:

$ install -m 755 -d ./path/to/dir
$ stat -c %a path
755
$ stat -c %a path/to
755
$ stat -c %a path/to/dir
755

uutils --version 0.2.2 behavior:

$ install -m 755 -d ./path/to/dir
$ stat -c %a path
775
$ stat -c %a path/to
775
$ stat -c %a path/to/dir
755

Only the last component of the path receives the desired permissions. Is this intentional?

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