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NAME

install - copy files and set attributes

SYNOPSIS

install [OPTION]... [-T] SOURCE DEST
install [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY
install [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY SOURCE...
install [OPTION]... -d DIRECTORY...

DESCRIPTION

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.

Tag	Description
--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, 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
-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
-P, --preserve_context (SELinux) Preserve security context
-Z, --context=CONTEXT
	(SELinux) Set security context of files and directories
--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

Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.