Linux cli command install

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 content of source and destination files, and if no change to content, ownership, and permissions, 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, or all components of –target-directory, then copy SOURCE to DEST

–debug
explain how a file is copied. Implies -v

-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 created file or directory

–preserve-context
preserve SELinux security context

-Z
set SELinux security context of destination file and each created directory 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: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://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

cp(1)

Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/install>
or available locally via: info ‘(coreutils) install invocation’

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