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install [--backup] [-b ] [-c ] [-C|--compare] [-d|--directory] [-D ] [-g|--group] [-m|--mode] [-o|--owner] [-p|--preserve-timestamps] [-s|--strip] [--strip-program] [-S|--suffix] [-t|--target-directory] [-T|--no-target-directory] [-v|--verbose] [-P|--preserve-context] [-Z ] [--context] [-U|--unprivileged] [-h|--help] [-V|--version] [files]

Copy SOURCE to DEST or multiple SOURCE(s) to the existing DIRECTORY, while setting permission modes and owner/group

--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 components of the specified directories

-D

create all leading components of DEST except the last, then copy SOURCE to DEST

-g,  --group <GROUP>

set group ownership, instead of process's 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 (no action Windows)

--strip-program <PROGRAM>

program used to strip binaries (no action Windows)

-S,  --suffix <SUFFIX>

override the usual backup suffix

-t,  --target-directory <DIRECTORY>

move all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY

-T,  --no-target-directory

treat DEST as a normal file

-v,  --verbose

explain what is being done

-P,  --preserve-context

preserve security context

-Z

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

--context [<CONTEXT>]

set security context of files and directories

-U,  --unprivileged

do not require elevated privileges to change the owner, the group, or the file flags of the destination

-h,  --help

Print help

-V,  --version

Print version

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v(uutils coreutils) 0.7.0