install
copy files and set attributes
TLDR
Copy files to the destination
Copy files to the destination, setting their ownership
Copy files to the destination, setting their group ownership
Copy files to the destination, setting their mode
Copy files and apply access/modification times of source to the destination
Copy files and create the directories at the destination if they don't exist
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 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
REPORTING BUGS
GNU coreutils online help:
<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
Report any translation bugs to
<https://translationproject.org/team/>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU
GPL version 3 or later <https://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.
SEE ALSO
cp(1) Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/install> or available locally via: info '(coreutils) install invocation'
AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.