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DESCRIPTION

This install program copies files (often just compiled) into destination 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
−−preserve−context: preserve SELinux security context
−Z, −−context=CONTEXT: set SELinux security context of files and directories
−−help: display this help and exit
−−version: output version information and exit

The backup suffix is `~', unless set with −−suffix or SIMPLE_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

AUTHOR

Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

Report install bugs to bug−coreutils@gnu.org

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