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NAME

install - copy files and set attributes

SYNOPSIS

install [/OPTION/]… [/-T/] SOURCE DEST
install [/OPTION/]… SOURCEDIRECTORY
install [/OPTION/]… -t DIRECTORY SOURCE
install [/OPTION/]… -d DIRECTORY

DESCRIPTION

This install program copies files (often just compiled) into destination locations you choose. If you want to download and install a ready-to-use package on a GNU/Linux system, you should instead be using a package manager like yum(1) or apt-get(1).

In the first three forms, copy SOURCE to DEST or multiple SOURCE(s) to the existing DIRECTORY, while setting permission modes and owner/group. In the 4th form, create all components of the given DIRECTORY(ies).

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

–backup[=/CONTROL/]
make a backup of each existing destination file
-b
like –backup but does not accept an argument
-c
(ignored)
-C, –compare
compare each pair of source and destination files, and in some cases, do not modify the destination at all
-d, –directory
treat all arguments as directory names; create all components of the specified directories
-D
create all leading components of DEST except the last, or all components of –target-directory, then copy SOURCE to DEST
-g, *–group*=/GROUP/
set group ownership, instead of process’ current group
-m, *–mode*=/MODE/
set permission mode (as in chmod), instead of rwxr-xr-x
-o, *–owner*=/OWNER/
set ownership (super-user only)
-p, –preserve-timestamps
apply access/modification times of SOURCE files to corresponding destination files
-s, –strip
strip symbol tables
*–strip-program*=/PROGRAM/
program used to strip binaries
-S, *–suffix*=/SUFFIX/
override the usual backup suffix
-t, *–target-directory*=/DIRECTORY/
copy all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY
-T, –no-target-directory
treat DEST as a normal file
-v, –verbose
print the name of each directory as it is created
–preserve-context
preserve SELinux security context
-Z
set SELinux security context of destination file and each created directory to default type
–context[=/CTX/]
like -Z, or if CTX is specified then set the SELinux or SMACK security context to CTX
–help
display this help and exit
–version
output version information and exit

The backup suffix is ’~’, unless set with –suffix or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX. The version control method may be selected via the –backup option or through the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the values:

none, off
never make backups (even if –backup is given)
numbered, t
make numbered backups
existing, nil
numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
simple, never
always make simple backups

AUTHOR

Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

GNU coreutils online help: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/
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COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

Full documentation https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/install
or available locally via: info ’(coreutils) install invocation’

Author: dt

Created: 2022-02-22 Tue 16:15