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NAME
       ginstall - 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).

       Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory  for  short  options
       too.

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

       -b     like --backup but does not accept an argument

       -c     (ignored)

       -C     Install  file,  unless target already exists and is the same as
	      the new file, in which case  the	modification  time  won't  be
	      changed.

       -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 correspond-
	      ing 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

       -P, --preserve_context (SELinux) Preserve security context

       -Z, --context=CONTEXT
	      (SELinux) Set security context of files and directories

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
	      output version information and exit

       The  backup  suffix  is	'~',  unless  set  with	 --suffix   or	 SIM-
       PLE_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.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to .

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This  is	 free software; see the source for copying conditions.	There
       is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-
       LAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       The  full documentation for install is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
       If the info and install programs are properly installed at your	site,
       the command

	      info coreutils install

       should give you access to the complete manual.



install (coreutils) 5.2.1	  March 2004			   INSTALL(1)

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