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.TH INSTALL "1" "January 2023" "GNU coreutils 9.1" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
install \- manual page for install 9.1
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B install
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR]... [\fI\,-T\/\fR] \fI\,SOURCE DEST\/\fR
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.B install
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR]... \fI\,SOURCE\/\fR... \fI\,DIRECTORY\/\fR
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.B install
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR]... \fI\,-t DIRECTORY SOURCE\/\fR...
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.B install
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR]... \fI\,-d DIRECTORY\/\fR...
.SH 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).
.PP
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).
.PP
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
.TP
\fB\-\-backup\fR[=\fI\,CONTROL\/\fR]
make a backup of each existing destination file
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\fB\-b\fR
like \fB\-\-backup\fR but does not accept an argument
.TP
\fB\-c\fR
(ignored)
.TP
\fB\-C\fR, \fB\-\-compare\fR
compare content of source and destination files, and
if no change to content, ownership, and permissions,
do not modify the destination at all
.TP
\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fR
treat all arguments as directory names; create all
components of the specified directories
.TP
\fB\-D\fR
create all leading components of DEST except the last,
or all components of \fB\-\-target\-directory\fR,
then copy SOURCE to DEST
.TP
\fB\-g\fR, \fB\-\-group\fR=\fI\,GROUP\/\fR
set group ownership, instead of process' current group
.TP
\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-mode\fR=\fI\,MODE\/\fR
set permission mode (as in chmod), instead of rwxr\-xr\-x
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-owner\fR=\fI\,OWNER\/\fR
set ownership (super\-user only)
.TP
\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-preserve\-timestamps\fR
apply access/modification times of SOURCE files
to corresponding destination files
.TP
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-strip\fR
strip symbol tables
.TP
\fB\-\-strip\-program\fR=\fI\,PROGRAM\/\fR
program used to strip binaries
.TP
\fB\-S\fR, \fB\-\-suffix\fR=\fI\,SUFFIX\/\fR
override the usual backup suffix
.TP
\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-target\-directory\fR=\fI\,DIRECTORY\/\fR
copy all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY
.TP
\fB\-T\fR, \fB\-\-no\-target\-directory\fR
treat DEST as a normal file
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
print the name of each directory as it is created
.TP
\fB\-\-preserve\-context\fR
preserve SELinux security context
.TP
\fB\-Z\fR
set SELinux security context of destination
file and each created directory to default type
.TP
\fB\-\-context\fR[=\fI\,CTX\/\fR]
like \fB\-Z\fR, or if CTX is specified then set the
SELinux or SMACK security context to CTX
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.PP
The backup suffix is '~', unless set with \fB\-\-suffix\fR or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.
The version control method may be selected via the \fB\-\-backup\fR option or through
the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable.  Here are the values:
.TP
none, off
never make backups (even if \fB\-\-backup\fR is given)
.TP
numbered, t
make numbered backups
.TP
existing, nil
numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
.TP
simple, never
always make simple backups
.PP
GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>
Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/install>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) install invocation'
.SH AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.