NAME
install - Copy SOURCE to DEST or multiple SOURCE(s) to the existing DIRECTORY, while setting permission modes and owner/group
SYNOPSIS
install [OPTION]... [FILE]...
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
- --strip-program <PROGRAM>
-
program used to strip binaries
- -S, --suffix <SUFFIX>
-
override the usual backup suffix
- -t, --target-directory <DIRECTORY>
-
move all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY
- -T, --no-target-directory
-
treat DEST as a normal file
- -v, --verbose
-
explain what is being done
- -P, --preserve-context
-
preserve security context
- -Z
-
set SELinux security context of destination file and each created directory to default type
- --context [<CONTEXT>]
-
set security context of files and directories
- -U, --unprivileged
-
do not require elevated privileges to change the owner, the group, or the file flags of the destination
- -h, --help
-
Print help
- -V, --version
-
Print version
- [files]
VERSION
v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0