INSTALL(1) User Commands INSTALL(1)
NAME
ginstall - 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).
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)
-d, --directory
treat all arguments as directory names; create all components of the speci-
fied 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
-v, --verbose
print the name of each directory as it is created
-P, --preserve_context (SELinux) Preserve security context
-Z, --context=CONTEXT
(SELinux) Set security context of files and directories
--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 VER-
SION_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.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils AT gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO war-
ranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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 coreutils install
should give you access to the complete manual.
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