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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

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 content of source and destination files, and if no change to content, ownership, and permissions, 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
–debug: explain how a file is copied. Implies -v
-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 created file or directory
–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.

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