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install - Unix, Linux Command
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.
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--backup[=CONTROL] make a backup of each existing destination file
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-b
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like --backup but does not accept an argument
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-c
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(ignored)
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-C, --compare
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compare each pair of source and destination files, and
in some cases, do not modify the destination at all
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-d, --directory
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treat all arguments as directory names; create all
components of the specified directories
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-D
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create all leading components of DEST except the last,
then copy SOURCE to DEST
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-g, --group=GROUP
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set group ownership, instead of process current group
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-m, --mode=MODE
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set permission mode (as in chmod), instead of rwxr-xr-x
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-o, --owner=OWNER
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set ownership (super-user only)
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-p, --preserve-timestamps
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apply access/modification times of SOURCE files
to corresponding destination files
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-s, --strip
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strip symbol tables
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-S, --suffix=SUFFIX override the usual backup suffix
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-t, --target-directory=DIRECTORY
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copy all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY
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-T, --no-target-directory
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treat DEST as a normal file
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-v, --verbose
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print the name of each directory as it is created
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-P, --preserve_context (SELinux) Preserve security context
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-Z, --context=CONTEXT
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(SELinux) Set security context of files and directories
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--help
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display this help and exit
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--version
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output version information and exit
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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:
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none, off
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never make backups (even if --backup is given)
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numbered, t
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make numbered backups
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existing, nil
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numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
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simple, never
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always make simple backups
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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.
SEE ALSO
install is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
info and
install programs are properly installed at your site, the command
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info install |
should give you access to the complete manual.
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