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NAME

install - copy files and set attributes

SYNOPSIS

install [''OPTION''?... SOURCE DEST (1st format) install [''OPTION''?... SOURCE... DIRECTORY (2nd format) install -d [''OPTION''?... DIRECTORY... (3rd format)

DESCRIPTION

In the first two formats, copy SOURCE to DEST or multiple SOURCE(s) to the existing DIRECTORY, while setting permission modes and owner/group. In the third format, create all components of the given DIRECTORY(ies).

--backup[=''CONTROL''? make a backup of each existing destination file

-b

like --backup but does not accept an argument

-c

(ignored)

-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; useful in the 1st format

-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, only for 1st and 2nd formats

-S, --suffix=SUFFIX override the usual backup suffix

-v, --verbose

print the name of each directory as it is created

--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?.

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