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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 des‐
       tination 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 compo‐
              nents of the specified directories

       -D     create all leading components of DEST except the  last,  or
              all  components  of --target-directory, 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  corre‐
              sponding 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 and each
              created directory 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

AUTHOR
       Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
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       utils/>
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COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:
       GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://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
       Full       documentation       <https://www.gnu.org/software/core‐
       utils/install>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) install invocation'

GNU coreutils 8.32              April 2020                     INSTALL(1)