INSTALL(1) manual page

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## Name

install - copy files and set attributes

## Synopsis

install [OPTION]... SOURCE DEST (1st format)
install [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY (2nd format)
install -d [OPTION]... DIRECTORY... (3rd format)

## Description

In the first two formats, copy SOURCE to DEST or multiple SOURCE(s) to the existing DIRECTORY, while setting permission modes and owner/group. In the third format, create all components of the given DIRECTORY(ies).

-b, --backup
  make backup before removal
-c
  (ignored)
-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; useful in the 1st format
-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, only for 1st and 2nd formats
-S, --suffix=SUFFIX
  override the usual backup suffix
--verbose
  print the name of each directory as it is created
-V, --version-control=WORD
  override the usual version control
--help
  display this help and exit
--version
  output version information and exit

The backup suffix is ~, unless set with SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX. The version control may be set with VERSION_CONTROL, values are:

t, numbered
  make numbered backups
nil, existing
  numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
never, simple
  always make simple backups

## Reporting Bugs

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

## See Also

The full documentation for install is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and install programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info install

should give you access to the complete manual.

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