Linux Install Command Guide

1 year ago
Isabella Edwards
1 minute

The install command in Linux is used to place files in a specified location. Its basic syntax is:

install [OPTION]... SOURCE DEST

In this case, SOURCE specifies the source file to be installed, while DEST specifies the destination where the file will be installed.

Common options include:

  1. Before installing the file, make sure to back up the target file.
  2. -C: Decide whether to copy the file based on the timestamp of the source file.
  3. Create the target directory (if it does not already exist).
  4. -m: Set the permission mode of the installation file.
  5. -o: designate the owner of the file
  6. g: set the group ownership of the file

For example, to install the file file.txt into the directory /usr/local/bin, you can use the following command:

install file.txt /usr/local/bin
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