---
name: "mkc_install"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mk-configure"
version: "0.40.3-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mkc_install"
---

# mkc\_install(1)

install binaries

## NAME

install - install binaries

## SYNOPSIS

**install** *-d \[-o own\] \[-g grp\] \[-m mod\] dir1 dir2 ... dirN*\
 **install** *\[-cs\] \[-l flags\] \[-o own\] \[-g grp\] \[-m mod\] file1 file2*\
 **install** *\[-cs\] \[-l flags\] \[-o own\] \[-g grp\] \[-m mod\] \[files...\] dir*

## DESCRIPTION

The file(s) are copied to the target file or directory.  If the destination is a directory, then the file is copied into directory with its original filename.

## OPTIONS

- **-c**

  Copy the file.  This is the default behavior; the flag is maintained for backwards compatibility only.

- **-d**

  Create directories.  Missing parent directories are created as required.

- **-g** *group*

  Specify a group.

- **-l** *linkflags*

  Instead of copying the file make a link to the source. The type of the link is determined by the linkflags argument.  Valid linkflags are: h (hard), s (symbolic).

- **-m** *mode*

  Specify an alternative mode.  The default mode is set to rwxr-xr-x (0755).  The specified mode may be either an octal or symbolic value; see [chmod(1)](/chmod/1.md) for a description of possible mode values.

- **-o** *owner*

  Specify an owner.

- **-s**

  install exec's the command [strip(1)](/strip/1.md) to strip binaries so that install can be portable over a large number of systems and binary types.  If the environment variable STRIP is set, it is used as the [strip(1)](/strip/1.md) program.

## ENVIRONMENT

- STRIP

  The program used to strip installed binaries when the -s option is used.  If unspecified, strip is used.

## EXIT STATUS

     The install utility exits 0 on success, and \>0 if an error occurs.

## AUTHOR

Aleksey Cheusov \<vle@gmx.net\>