Linux "install" Command Line Options and Examples

copy files and set attributes

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).

Usage:

install [OPTION]... [-T] SOURCE DEST install [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY install [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY SOURCE... install [OPTION]... -d DIRECTORY...

Command Line Options:

--backup[

make a backup of each existing destination file


                            install --backup[ ...

-b

like --backup but does not accept an argument


                            install -b ...

-C

compare each pair of source and destination files, and in some cases, do not modify the destination at all


                            install -C ...

-d

treat all arguments as directory names; create all components of the specified directories


                            install -d ...

-D

create all leading components of DEST except the last, or all components of --target-directory, then copy SOURCE to DEST


                            install -D ...

-g

set group ownership, instead of process' current group


                            install -g ...

-m

set permission mode (as in chmod), instead of rwxr-xr-x


                            install -m ...

-o

set ownership (super-user only)


                            install -o ...

-p

apply access/modification times of SOURCE files to corresponding destination files


                            install -p ...

-s

strip symbol tables


                            install -s ...

--strip-program

program used to strip binaries


                            install --strip-program ...

-S

override the usual backup suffix


                            install -S ...

-t

copy all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY


                            install -t ...

-T

treat DEST as a normal file


                            install -T ...

-v

print the name of each directory as it is created


                            install -v ...

--preserve-context

preserve SELinux security context


                            install --preserve-context ...

-Z

set SELinux security context of destination file and each created directory to default type


                            install -Z ...

--context[

like -Z, or if CTX is specified then set the SELinux or SMACK security context to CTX


                            install --context[ ...

--help

display this help and exit


                            install --help ...

--version

output version information and exitThe backup suffix is '~', unless set with --suffix or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX. The version control method may be selected via the


                            install --version ...

--backup

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                            install --backup ...