.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.28..TH INSTALL "1" "July 2002" "install (fileutils) 4.1.10" "User Commands".SH NAMEginstall \- copy files and set attributes.SH SYNOPSIS.B install[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fISOURCE DEST           (1st format)\fR.br.B install[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fISOURCE\fR... \fIDIRECTORY   (2nd format)\fR.br.B install\fI-d \fR[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fIDIRECTORY\fR...       \fI(3rd format)\fR.SH DESCRIPTION.\" Add any additional description here.PPIn the first two formats, copy SOURCE to DEST or multiple SOURCE(s) tothe existing DIRECTORY, while setting permission modes and owner/group.In the third format, create all components of the given DIRECTORY(ies)..PPMandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too..HP\fB\-\-backup\fR[=\fICONTROL\fR] make a backup of each existing destination file.TP\fB\-b\fRlike \fB\-\-backup\fR but does not accept an argument.TP\fB\-c\fR(ignored).TP\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fRtreat all arguments as directory names; create allcomponents of the specified directories.TP\fB\-D\fRcreate 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\fRset group ownership, instead of process' current group.TP\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-mode\fR=\fIMODE\fRset permission mode (as in chmod), instead of rwxr-xr-x.TP\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-owner\fR=\fIOWNER\fRset ownership (super-user only).TP\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-preserve\-timestamps\fRapply access/modification times of SOURCE filesto corresponding destination files.TP\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-strip\fRstrip symbol tables, only for 1st and 2nd formats.HP\fB\-S\fR, \fB\-\-suffix\fR=\fISUFFIX\fR override the usual backup suffix.TP\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fRprint the name of each directory as it is created.TP\fB\-\-help\fRdisplay this help and exit.TP\fB\-\-version\fRoutput version information and exit.PPThe backup suffix is `~', unless set with \fB\-\-suffix\fR or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.The version control method may be selected via the \fB\-\-backup\fR option or throughthe VERSION_CONTROL environment variable.  Here are the values:.TPnone, offnever make backups (even if \fB\-\-backup\fR is given).TPnumbered, tmake numbered backups.TPexisting, nilnumbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise.TPsimple, neveralways make simple backups.SH AUTHORWritten by David MacKenzie..SH "REPORTING BUGS"Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>..SH COPYRIGHTCopyright \(co 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc..brThis is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NOwarranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE..SH "SEE ALSO"The full documentation for.B installis maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the.B infoand.B installprograms are properly installed at your site, the command.IP.B info install.PPshould give you access to the complete manual.