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Debian 7.5.0(Wheezy) |
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install(1) |
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install − copy files and set attributes
install
[OPTION]... [-T] SOURCE DEST
install [OPTION]... SOURCE...
DIRECTORY
install [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY SOURCE...
install [OPTION]... -d DIRECTORY...
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 |
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−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’ 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
−−preserve−context
preserve SELinux security context
−Z, −−context=CONTEXT
set SELinux security context of files and directories
−−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
Written by David MacKenzie.
Report install
bugs to bug−coreutils@gnu.org
GNU coreutils home page:
<http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
General help using GNU software:
<http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
Report install translation bugs to
<http://translationproject.org/team/>
Copyright
© 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+:
GNU GPL version 3 or later
<http://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.
The full documentation for install is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and install programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info coreutils 'install invocation'
should give you access to the complete manual.
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