## 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 set SELinux security context of destination file 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

## AUTHOR

Written by David MacKenzie.

## REPORTING BUGS

GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
Report install translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2014 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

Full documentation at: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/install>
or available locally via: info (aq(coreutils) install invocation(aq