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install - copy files and set attributes

Author

       Written by David MacKenzie.

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  content  of  source  and  destination  files, and if no change to content, ownership, and
              permissions, 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, or all  components  of  --target-directory,
              then copy SOURCE to DEST

       --debug
              explain how a file is copied.  Implies -v-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 created file or directory

       --preserve-context
              preserve SELinux security context

       -Z     set SELinux security context of destination file and each created directory 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

Name

       install - copy files and set attributes

Reporting Bugs

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

See Also

cp(1)

       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/install>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) install invocation'

GNU coreutils 9.5                                  April 2025                                         INSTALL(1)

Synopsis

install [OPTION]... [-T] SOURCEDESTinstall [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORYinstall [OPTION]... -tDIRECTORYSOURCE...
       install [OPTION]... -dDIRECTORY...

See Also