install

Copy file with permissions

$ install -m [755] [source] [dest]

$ install [file] [/usr/local/bin/]

$ install -d [/path/to/dir]

$ install -o [user] -g [group] [file] [dest]

$ install -p [file] [dest]

$ install -s [binary] [/usr/local/bin/]

install [options] source dest
install [options] -d directories

install copies files while setting permissions and ownership. It's primarily used in Makefiles and installation scripts to place files with correct attributes.
The tool combines cp, chmod, chown, and mkdir functionality, streamlining installation tasks. It can also strip binaries and backup existing files.

-m mode

Set permission mode.

Set owner.

Set group.

Create directories.

Create parent directories.

Strip symbol tables.

Preserve timestamps.

Make backup of existing dest.

Backup suffix.

Verbose output.

Ignored (compatibility).

Not for general file copying. Strips binaries by default on some systems. Requires appropriate privileges for ownership changes.

install is a traditional Unix utility, part of GNU coreutils on Linux. It has been used in Makefiles since early Unix for standardized software installation procedures.

cp(1), chmod(1), chown(1), mkdir(1), make(1)