diff --git a/chapter08/gawk.xml b/chapter08/gawk.xml
index bc19acaaf..bc3717653 100644
--- a/chapter08/gawk.xml
+++ b/chapter08/gawk.xml
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ make install</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>If desired, install the documentation:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="install">mkdir -pv                                   /usr/share/doc/gawk-&gawk-version;
-cp    -v doc/{awkforai.txt,*.{eps,pdf,jpg}} /usr/share/doc/gawk-&gawk-version;</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="install">install -vDm644 doc/{awkforai.txt,*.{eps,pdf,jpg}} -t /usr/share/doc/gawk-&gawk-version;</userinput></screen>
 
   </sect2>
 
diff --git a/chapter08/iproute2.xml b/chapter08/iproute2.xml
index 50fec36aa..bcf08858b 100644
--- a/chapter08/iproute2.xml
+++ b/chapter08/iproute2.xml
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ rm -fv man/man8/arpd.8</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>If desired, install the documentation:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="install">mkdir -pv             /usr/share/doc/iproute2-&iproute2-version;
-cp -v COPYING README* /usr/share/doc/iproute2-&iproute2-version;</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="install">install -vDm644 COPYING README* -t /usr/share/doc/iproute2-&iproute2-version;</userinput></screen>
 
   </sect2>