install - install

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  Arguments:  OPTIONS 

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NAME

install − install

SYNOPSIS

install [OPTION]... [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION

Copy SOURCE to DEST or multiple SOURCE(s) to the existing DIRECTORY, while setting permission modes and owner/group

Arguments:

[files]...

OPTIONS

−−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’s 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 (no action Windows)

−−strip−program <PROGRAM>

program used to strip binaries (no action Windows)

−S, −−suffix <SUFFIX>

override the usual backup suffix

−t, −−target−directory <DIRECTORY>

move all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY

−T, −−no−target−directory

treat DEST as a normal file

−v, −−verbose

explain what is being done

−P, −−preserve−context

preserve security context

−Z

set SELinux security context of destination file and each created directory to default type

−−context [<CONTEXT>]

set security context of files and directories

−h, −−help

Print help

−V, −−version

Print version

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