From: Pádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2016 22:22:55 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: doc: mention in more places that -D will create --target-directory
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doc: mention in more places that -D will create --target-directory

* src/install.c (usage): Mention this commonly required functionality
in the -D option description.
* doc/coreutils.texi (install invocation): Likewise for the
--target-directory description.
---

diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index 62be66a5c0..76e4182524 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -9024,6 +9024,7 @@ Program used to strip binaries.
 @optBackupSuffix
 
 @optTargetDirectory
+Also specifying the @option{-D} option will ensure the directory is present.
 
 @optNoTargetDirectory
 
diff --git a/src/install.c b/src/install.c
index 3f0ca74c9d..2ff279c01c 100644
--- a/src/install.c
+++ b/src/install.c
@@ -632,6 +632,7 @@ In the 4th form, create all components of the given DIRECTORY(ies).\n\
 "), stdout);
       fputs (_("\
   -D                  create all leading components of DEST except the last,\n\
+                        or all components of --target-directory,\n\
                         then copy SOURCE to DEST\n\
   -g, --group=GROUP   set group ownership, instead of process' current group\n\
   -m, --mode=MODE     set permission mode (as in chmod), instead of rwxr-xr-x\n\