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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       In  the first three forms, copy SOURCE to DEST or multiple SOURCE(s) to
16       the existing DIRECTORY, while setting permission modes and owner/group.
17       In the 4th form, create all components of the given DIRECTORY(ies).
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19       Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options are mandatory for short options
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22       --backup[=CONTROL]
23              make a backup of each existing destination file
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25       -b     like --backup but does not accept an argument
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27       -c     (ignored)
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29       -d, --directory
30              treat all arguments as directory names; create all components of
31              the specified directories
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33       -D     create all leading components of DEST except the last, then copy
34              SOURCE to DEST
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36       -g, --group=GROUP
37              set group ownership, instead of process' current group
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39       -m, --mode=MODE
40              set permission mode (as in chmod), instead of rwxr-xr-x
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42       -o, --owner=OWNER
43              set ownership (super-user only)
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45       -p, --preserve-timestamps
46              apply access/modification times of SOURCE files to corresponding
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49       -s, --strip
50              strip symbol tables
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52       -S, --suffix=SUFFIX
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55       -t, --target-directory=DIRECTORY
56              copy all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY
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58       -T, --no-target-directory
59              treat DEST as a normal file
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61       -v, --verbose
62              print the name of each directory as it is created
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64       -P, --preserve_context (SELinux) Preserve security context
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66       -Z, --context=CONTEXT
67              (SELinux) Set security context of files and directories
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69       --help display this help and exit
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71       --version
72              output version information and exit
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74       The   backup   suffix   is  `~',  unless  set  with  --suffix  or  SIM‐
75       PLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.  The version control method may be selected via  the
76       --backup  option  or  through the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable.
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79       none, off
80              never make backups (even if --backup is given)
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82       numbered, t
83              make numbered backups
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85       existing, nil
86              numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
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88       simple, never
89              always make simple backups
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AUTHOR

92       Written by David MacKenzie.
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REPORTING BUGS

95       Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
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98       Copyright © 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
99       This is free software.  You may redistribute copies  of  it  under  the
100       terms       of       the      GNU      General      Public      License
101       <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.  There is NO WARRANTY,  to  the
102       extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

105       The  full  documentation for install is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
106       If the info and install programs are properly installed at  your  site,
107       the command
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109              info install
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111       should give you access to the complete manual.
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