INSTALL(1)

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

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, 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 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

GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/> Report install translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>

Packaged by Cygwin (8.23-4) Copyright © 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.

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 invocation'

should give you access to the complete manual.