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2 .TH INSTALL "1" "March 2012" "GNU coreutils 8.16" "User Commands"
4 install \- copy files and set attributes
7 [\fIOPTION\fR]... [\fI-T\fR] \fISOURCE DEST\fR
10 [\fIOPTION\fR]... \fISOURCE\fR... \fIDIRECTORY\fR
13 [\fIOPTION\fR]... \fI-t DIRECTORY SOURCE\fR...
16 [\fIOPTION\fR]... \fI-d DIRECTORY\fR...
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20 This install program copies files (often just compiled) into destination
21 locations you choose. If you want to download and install a ready\-to\-use
22 package on a GNU/Linux system, you should instead be using a package manager
23 like yum(1) or apt\-get(1).
25 In the first three forms, copy SOURCE to DEST or multiple SOURCE(s) to
26 the existing DIRECTORY, while setting permission modes and owner/group.
27 In the 4th form, create all components of the given DIRECTORY(ies).
29 Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
31 \fB\-\-backup\fR[=\fICONTROL\fR]
32 make a backup of each existing destination file
35 like \fB\-\-backup\fR but does not accept an argument
40 \fB\-C\fR, \fB\-\-compare\fR
41 compare each pair of source and destination files, and
42 in some cases, do not modify the destination at all
44 \fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fR
45 treat all arguments as directory names; create all
46 components of the specified directories
49 create all leading components of DEST except the last,
50 then copy SOURCE to DEST
52 \fB\-g\fR, \fB\-\-group\fR=\fIGROUP\fR
53 set group ownership, instead of process' current group
55 \fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-mode\fR=\fIMODE\fR
56 set permission mode (as in chmod), instead of rwxr\-xr\-x
58 \fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-owner\fR=\fIOWNER\fR
59 set ownership (super\-user only)
61 \fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-preserve\-timestamps\fR
62 apply access/modification times of SOURCE files
63 to corresponding destination files
65 \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-strip\fR
68 \fB\-\-strip\-program\fR=\fIPROGRAM\fR
69 program used to strip binaries
71 \fB\-S\fR, \fB\-\-suffix\fR=\fISUFFIX\fR
72 override the usual backup suffix
74 \fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-target\-directory\fR=\fIDIRECTORY\fR
75 copy all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY
77 \fB\-T\fR, \fB\-\-no\-target\-directory\fR
78 treat DEST as a normal file
80 \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
81 print the name of each directory as it is created
83 \fB\-\-preserve\-context\fR
84 preserve SELinux security context
86 \fB\-Z\fR, \fB\-\-context\fR=\fICONTEXT\fR
87 set SELinux security context of files and directories
90 display this help and exit
93 output version information and exit
95 The backup suffix is '~', unless set with \fB\-\-suffix\fR or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.
96 The version control method may be selected via the \fB\-\-backup\fR option or through
97 the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the values:
100 never make backups (even if \fB\-\-backup\fR is given)
103 make numbered backups
106 numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
109 always make simple backups
111 Written by David MacKenzie.
113 Report install bugs to bug\-coreutils@gnu.org
115 GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
117 General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
119 Report install translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
121 Copyright \(co 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
122 License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
124 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
125 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
127 The full documentation for
129 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
133 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
135 .B info coreutils \(aqinstall invocation\(aq
137 should give you access to the complete manual.