---
name: "rust-install"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rust-coreutils"
version: "0.0.30-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rust-install"
---

# rust-install(1)

Copy SOURCE to DEST or multiple SOURCE(s) to the existing DIRECTORY, while setting permission modes and owner/group

## NAME

install - Copy SOURCE to DEST or multiple SOURCE(s) to the existing DIRECTORY, while setting permission modes and owner/group

## SYNOPSIS

**install** \[**--backup**\] \[**-b** \] \[**-c** \] \[**-C**\|**--compare**\] \[**-d**\|**--directory**\] \[**-D** \] \[**-g**\|**--group**\] \[**-m**\|**--mode**\] \[**-o**\|**--owner**\] \[**-p**\|**--preserve-timestamps**\] \[**-s**\|**--strip**\] \[**--strip-program**\] \[**-S**\|**--suffix**\] \[**-t**\|**--target-directory**\] \[**-T**\|**--no-target-directory**\] \[**-v**\|**--verbose**\] \[**-P**\|**--preserve-context**\] \[**-Z**\|**--context**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[**-V**\|**--version**\] \[*files*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Copy SOURCE to DEST or multiple SOURCE(s) to the existing DIRECTORY, while setting permission modes and owner/group

## OPTIONS

- **--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's 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 (no action Windows)

- **--strip-program**=*PROGRAM*

  program used to strip binaries (no action Windows)

- **-S**, **--suffix**=*SUFFIX*

  override the usual backup suffix

- **-t**, **--target-directory**=*DIRECTORY*

  move all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY

- **-T**, **--no-target-directory**

  (unimplemented) treat DEST as a normal file

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  explain what is being done

- **-P**, **--preserve-context**

  (unimplemented) preserve security context

- **-Z**, **--context**

  (unimplemented) set security context of files and directories

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print version

- \[*files*\]

  ## VERSION

v0.0.30