NAME

       install - copy files and set attributes

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, 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

AUTHOR

       Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report install bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.org
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COPYRIGHT

       Copyright  ©  2013  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.

SEE ALSO

       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.

GNU coreutils 8.21                                 March 2016                                         INSTALL(1)