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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 destina-
       tion 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  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' 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 directory as it is created
       -P, --preserve-context
              preserve SELinux security context (-P deprecated)
       -Z     set SELinux security context of destination file 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   SIM-
       PLE_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
       GNU  coreutils  online  help:  <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>;
       Report   install   translation    bugs    to    <http://translationpro-
       ject.org/team/>
AUTHOR
       Written by David MacKenzie.
COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  (C) 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
       GPL version 3 or later <http://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
       The  full  documentation for install is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
       If the info and install programs are properly installed at  your  site,
       the command
              info coreutils 'install invocation'
       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU coreutils 8.22               November 2020                      INSTALL(1)