install

Copy files and set attributes (mode, owner, group) on the copies.

Runs as install|macOS, Linux, Windows

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 12 fields

Copy files to a destination with the given mode, owner and group, or create directories. The last path is the destination. File flags (-f) and mmap control (-M) are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui install

Install filesExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Sources and destination*

any

Mode

string

Owner

string

Group

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Install files with a mode

pathsmodeownergroup

Create directories

pathsmkdirsmode

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Sources and destination

Source files followed by the destination file or directory as the last entry.
path · positional 0 · repeatable

Mode

Octal or symbolic mode; the default is rwxr-xr-x (0755).
string

-m755644600

Owner

Owner name or numeric UID.
string

-o

Group

Group name or numeric GID.
string

-g

Create directories

Create directories instead of copying; missing parents are created.
boolean

-d

Back up existing files

Rename existing targets to file.old before overwriting.
boolean

-b

Backup suffix

Suffix used with the backup option.
string

-B

Compare and copy

Do not change the target modification time when the files are the same.
boolean

-C

Preserve modification time

Preserve the source modification time.
boolean

-p

Strip binaries

Run strip(1) on the installed binaries.
boolean

-s

Safe copy

Install through a temporary file so a failed copy leaves the target untouched.
boolean

-S

Verbose

Show when compare-and-copy actually installs something.
boolean

-v

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

src

completion

github.com

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed install against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.