INSTALL

ginstall ? copy files and set attributes

ginstall [OPTION]... SOURCE DEST (1st format)
ginstall [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY (2nd format)
ginstall -d [OPTION]... DIRECTORY... (3rd format)

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).

?b, ??backup[=CONTROL]

make a backup of each existing destination file

?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 corresponding destination files

?s, ??strip

strip symbol tables, only for 1st and 2nd formats

?S, ??suffix=SUFFIX override the usual backup suffix

??verbose

print the name of each directory as it is created

??help

display this help and exit

??version

output version information and exit

The backup suffix is ‘~’, unless set with ??suffix or SIMPLE_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

Written by David MacKenzie.

Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>.

Copyright © 1999 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 PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

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 install

should give you access to the complete manual.