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install - copy files and set attributesSynopsis
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 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