install
Copy files and set attributes.
Copy files (often executable) to a system location like /usr/local/bin
, give them the appropriate permissions/ownership.
More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/install.
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Copy files to the destination:
install {{path/to/source_file1 path/to/source_file2 ...}} {{path/to/destination}}
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Copy files to the destination, setting their ownership:
install --owner {{user}} {{path/to/source_file1 path/to/source_file2 ...}} {{path/to/destination}}
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Copy files to the destination, setting their group ownership:
install --group {{user}} {{path/to/source_file1 path/to/source_file2 ...}} {{path/to/destination}}
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Copy files to the destination, setting their
mode
:
install --mode {{+x}} {{path/to/source_file1 path/to/source_file2 ...}} {{path/to/destination}}
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Copy files and apply access/modification times of source to the destination:
install --preserve-timestamps {{path/to/source_file1 path/to/source_file2 ...}} {{path/to/destination}}
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Copy files and create the directories at the destination if they don't exist:
install -D {{path/to/source_file1 path/to/source_file2 ...}} {{path/to/destination}}
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