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.TH INSTALL "1" "October 2012" "GNU coreutils 8.20" "User Commands"
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install \- copy files and set attributes
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[\fIOPTION\fR]... [\fI-T\fR] \fISOURCE DEST\fR
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[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fISOURCE\fR... \fIDIRECTORY\fR
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[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fI-t DIRECTORY SOURCE\fR...
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[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fI-d DIRECTORY\fR...
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.\" Add any additional description here
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This install program copies files (often just compiled) into destination
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locations you choose. If you want to download and install a ready\-to\-use
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package on a GNU/Linux system, you should instead be using a package manager
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like yum(1) or apt\-get(1).
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In the first three forms, copy SOURCE to DEST or multiple SOURCE(s) to
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the existing DIRECTORY, while setting permission modes and owner/group.
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In the 4th form, create all components of the given DIRECTORY(ies).
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Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
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\fB\-\-backup\fR[=\fICONTROL\fR]
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make a backup of each existing destination file
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like \fB\-\-backup\fR but does not accept an argument
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\fB\-C\fR, \fB\-\-compare\fR
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compare each pair of source and destination files, and
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in some cases, do not modify the destination at all
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\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fR
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treat all arguments as directory names; create all
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components of the specified directories
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create all leading components of DEST except the last,
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then copy SOURCE to DEST
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\fB\-g\fR, \fB\-\-group\fR=\fIGROUP\fR
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set group ownership, instead of process' current group
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\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-mode\fR=\fIMODE\fR
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set permission mode (as in chmod), instead of rwxr\-xr\-x
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\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-owner\fR=\fIOWNER\fR
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set ownership (super\-user only)
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\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-preserve\-timestamps\fR
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apply access/modification times of SOURCE files
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to corresponding destination files
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\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-strip\fR
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\fB\-\-strip\-program\fR=\fIPROGRAM\fR
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program used to strip binaries
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\fB\-S\fR, \fB\-\-suffix\fR=\fISUFFIX\fR
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override the usual backup suffix
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\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-target\-directory\fR=\fIDIRECTORY\fR
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copy all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY
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\fB\-T\fR, \fB\-\-no\-target\-directory\fR
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treat DEST as a normal file
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\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
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print the name of each directory as it is created
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\fB\-\-preserve\-context\fR
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preserve SELinux security context
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\fB\-Z\fR, \fB\-\-context\fR=\fICONTEXT\fR
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set SELinux security context of files and directories
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display this help and exit
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output version information and exit
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The backup suffix is '~', unless set with \fB\-\-suffix\fR or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.
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The version control method may be selected via the \fB\-\-backup\fR option or through
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the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the values:
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never make backups (even if \fB\-\-backup\fR is given)
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make numbered backups
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numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
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always make simple backups
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Written by David MacKenzie.
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Report install bugs to bug\-coreutils@gnu.org
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GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
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Report install translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
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Copyright \(co 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
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There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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The full documentation for
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is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
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programs are properly installed at your site, the command
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.B info coreutils \(aqinstall invocation\(aq
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should give you access to the complete manual.
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