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NAME

6       install - copy files and set attributes
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SYNOPSIS

9       install [OPTION]... [-T] SOURCE DEST
10       install [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY
11       install [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY SOURCE...
12       install [OPTION]... -d DIRECTORY...
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DESCRIPTION

15       This  install  program copies files (often just compiled) into destina‐
16       tion locations you choose.  If you  want  to  download  and  install  a
17       ready-to-use package on a GNU/Linux system, you should instead be using
18       a package manager like yum(1) or apt-get(1).
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20       In the first three forms, copy SOURCE to DEST or multiple SOURCE(s)  to
21       the existing DIRECTORY, while setting permission modes and owner/group.
22       In the 4th form, create all components of the given DIRECTORY(ies).
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24       Mandatory arguments to long options are  mandatory  for  short  options
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27       --backup[=CONTROL]
28              make a backup of each existing destination file
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30       -b     like --backup but does not accept an argument
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32       -c     (ignored)
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34       -C, --compare
35              compare  each  pair of source and destination files, and in some
36              cases, do not modify the destination at all
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38       -d, --directory
39              treat all arguments as directory names; create all components of
40              the specified directories
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42       -D     create all leading components of DEST except the last, then copy
43              SOURCE to DEST
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45       -g, --group=GROUP
46              set group ownership, instead of process' current group
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48       -m, --mode=MODE
49              set permission mode (as in chmod), instead of rwxr-xr-x
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51       -o, --owner=OWNER
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54       -p, --preserve-timestamps
55              apply access/modification times of SOURCE files to corresponding
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58       -s, --strip
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61       --strip-program=PROGRAM
62              program used to strip binaries
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64       -S, --suffix=SUFFIX
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67       -t, --target-directory=DIRECTORY
68              copy all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY
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70       -T, --no-target-directory
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73       -v, --verbose
74              print the name of each directory as it is created
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76       -P, --preserve-context
77              preserve SELinux security context (-P deprecated)
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79       -Z     set SELinux security context of destination file to default type
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81       --context[=CTX]
82              like  -Z,  or  if CTX is specified then set the SELinux or SMACK
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85       --help display this help and exit
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87       --version
88              output version information and exit
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90       The  backup  suffix  is  '~',  unless  set  with   --suffix   or   SIM‐
91       PLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.   The version control method may be selected via the
92       --backup option or through the  VERSION_CONTROL  environment  variable.
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95       none, off
96              never make backups (even if --backup is given)
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98       numbered, t
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101       existing, nil
102              numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
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104       simple, never
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107       GNU  coreutils  online  help:  <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
108       Report   install   translation    bugs    to    <http://translationpro‐
109       ject.org/team/>
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AUTHOR

112       Written by David MacKenzie.
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115       Copyright  ©  2013  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
116       GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
117       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
118       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

121       The  full  documentation for install is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
122       If the info and install programs are properly installed at  your  site,
123       the command
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125              info coreutils 'install invocation'
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127       should give you access to the complete manual.
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