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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.

--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 specified directories

-D
create all leading components of DEST except the last, 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

-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

-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 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

Author

Written by David MacKenzie.

Reporting Bugs

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

Copyright

Copyright (C) 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

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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