Manual: rust-install
INSTALL(1) General Commands Manual INSTALL(1)
NAME
install - Copy SOURCE to DEST or multiple SOURCE(s) to the existing DIRECTORY, while setting permission modes and
owner/group
SYNOPSIS
install [--backup] [-b ] [-c ] [-C|--compare] [-d|--directory] [-D ] [-g|--group] [-m|--mode] [-o|--owner] [-p|--preβ
serve-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]
DESCRIPTION
Copy SOURCE to DEST or multiple SOURCE(s) to the existing DIRECTORY, while setting permission modes and owner/group
OPTIONS
--backup[=]
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
set group ownership, instead of process's current group
-m, --mode
set permission mode (as in chmod), instead of rwxr-xr-x
-o, --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
--strip-program
program used to strip binaries
-S, --suffix
override the usual backup suffix
-t, --target-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 []
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
[files]
VERSION
v(uutils coreutils) 0.8.0
2026-04-16 INSTALL(1)