install — copy files and set attributes
Examples (TL;DR)
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Copy files to destination:
install path/to/source path/to/destination -
Copy files to destination, setting their ownership:
install -o user path/to/source path/to/destination -
Copy files to destination, setting their group ownership:
install -g user path/to/source path/to/destination -
Copy files to destination, setting their
mode:install -m +x path/to/source path/to/destination -
Copy files and apply access/modification times of source to destination:
install -p path/to/source path/to/destination
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, or all components of --target-directory, 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
- -P, --preserve-context
preserve SELinux security context (-P deprecated)
- -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 © 2019 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
Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/install>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) install invocation'
Referenced By
bundle(1), bundle-binstubs(1), bundle-config(1), bundle-exec(1), bundle-package(1), bundle-update(1), bundle-viz(1), dput(5), ebuild(5), gauche-install(1), shtool(1), shtool-install(1), star(1).