# Install (Unix)

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{{Short description|Unix shell command}}
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'''{{code |install}}''' is a [shell](/source/shell_(computing)) [command](/source/command_(computing)) that copies [files](/source/computer_file) in ways that are particularly useful for implementing a [software installation](/source/software_installation) process. Features beyond copying include creating [directories](/source/Directory_(computing)), setting [file permission](/source/file_permission), changing file ownership and [stripping](/source/strip_(Unix)) [executable](/source/executable) files. 

The command is available in many [Unix](/source/Unix) systems and [Linux distribution](/source/Linux_distribution)s, but unlike many other long-standing and commonly-used Unix utilities, it is not defined by [POSIX](/source/POSIX). The command is available for [Windows](/source/Windows) via [UnxUtils](/source/UnxUtils).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unxutils.sourceforge.net/|title=Native Win32 ports of some GNU utilities|website=unxutils.sourceforge.net}}</ref>

Two variants exists {{endash}} one from [GNU](/source/GNU) and one from [BSD](/source/Berkeley_Software_Distribution) {{endash}} with the major difference in how the options {{code|-D}} and {{code|-d}} work.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{man|1|install|FreeBSD}}
* {{man|1|install|ManKier}}
* [https://busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox.html#install install] in [busybox](/source/busybox) and [http://landley.net/toybox/help.html#install install] in [toybox](/source/toybox) (both GNU-like)

{{Core Utilities commands}}

Category:Unix file system-related software
Category:Command-line software

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