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.TH INSTALL 1 "November 1998" "GNU fileutils 4.0" "FSF"
.SH NAME
install \- copy files and set attributes
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B install
[\fIOPTION\fR]...\fI SOURCE DEST           (1st format)\fR
.br
.B install
[\fIOPTION\fR]...\fI SOURCE\fR...\fI DIRECTORY   (2nd format)\fR
.br
.B install
\fI-d \fR[\fIOPTION\fR]...\fI DIRECTORY\fR...\fI       (3rd format)\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
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.PP
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).
.TP
\fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-backup\fR
make backup before removal
.TP
\fB\-c\fR
(ignored)
.TP
\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fR
treat all arguments as directory names; create all components of the specified directories
.TP
\fB\-D\fR
create all leading components of DEST except the last, then copy SOURCE to DEST;  useful in the 1st format
.TP
\fB\-g\fR, \fB\-\-group\fR=\fIGROUP\fR
set group ownership, instead of process' current group
.TP
\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-mode\fR=\fIMODE\fR
set permission mode (as in chmod), instead of rwxr-xr-x
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-owner\fR=\fIOWNER\fR
set ownership (super-user only)
.TP
\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-preserve\-timestamps\fR
apply access/modification times of SOURCE files to corresponding destination files
.TP
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-strip\fR
strip symbol tables, only for 1st and 2nd formats
.TP
\fB\-S\fR, \fB\-\-suffix\fR=\fISUFFIX\fR
override the usual backup suffix
.TP
\fB\-\-verbose\fR
print the name of each directory as it is created
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\-control\fR=\fIWORD\fR
override the usual version control
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.PP
The backup suffix is ~, unless set with SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.  The
version control may be set with VERSION_CONTROL, values are:
.TP
t, numbered
make numbered backups
.TP
nil, existing
numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
.TP
never, simple
always make simple backups
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B install
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B install
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info install
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.