Is “install” a shortcut for cp + chown + chmod, or does it do more?

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I read man install, and it seems that it just copies files with ownership & mode. So, is install a shortcut for cp + chown + chmod, or does it do more, under the hood?




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    It does exactly what the man page says it does.
    – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
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  • Given this, you almost certainly did not read man install or man install.
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  • @JdeBP It is because I read man install that I was hesitating if there are benefits of using it vs. using cp chown chmod.
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I read man install, and it seems that it just copies files with ownership & mode. So, is install a shortcut for cp + chown + chmod, or does it do more, under the hood?




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    It does exactly what the man page says it does.
    – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
    Nov 4 '17 at 17:33










  • Given this, you almost certainly did not read man install or man install.
    – JdeBP
    Nov 4 '17 at 19:41










  • @JdeBP It is because I read man install that I was hesitating if there are benefits of using it vs. using cp chown chmod.
    – Basj
    Nov 4 '17 at 19:56













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I read man install, and it seems that it just copies files with ownership & mode. So, is install a shortcut for cp + chown + chmod, or does it do more, under the hood?




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I read man install, and it seems that it just copies files with ownership & mode. So, is install a shortcut for cp + chown + chmod, or does it do more, under the hood?





software-installation file-copy chmod chown





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    It does exactly what the man page says it does.
    – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
    Nov 4 '17 at 17:33










  • Given this, you almost certainly did not read man install or man install.
    – JdeBP
    Nov 4 '17 at 19:41










  • @JdeBP It is because I read man install that I was hesitating if there are benefits of using it vs. using cp chown chmod.
    – Basj
    Nov 4 '17 at 19:56













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    It does exactly what the man page says it does.
    – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
    Nov 4 '17 at 17:33










  • Given this, you almost certainly did not read man install or man install.
    – JdeBP
    Nov 4 '17 at 19:41










  • @JdeBP It is because I read man install that I was hesitating if there are benefits of using it vs. using cp chown chmod.
    – Basj
    Nov 4 '17 at 19:56








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It does exactly what the man page says it does.
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Nov 4 '17 at 17:33




It does exactly what the man page says it does.
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Nov 4 '17 at 17:33












Given this, you almost certainly did not read man install or man install.
– JdeBP
Nov 4 '17 at 19:41




Given this, you almost certainly did not read man install or man install.
– JdeBP
Nov 4 '17 at 19:41












@JdeBP It is because I read man install that I was hesitating if there are benefits of using it vs. using cp chown chmod.
– Basj
Nov 4 '17 at 19:56





@JdeBP It is because I read man install that I was hesitating if there are benefits of using it vs. using cp chown chmod.
– Basj
Nov 4 '17 at 19:56











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Unless $ which install tells you that it is a shell built-in, install shouldn't be some sort of wrapper to cp + chown + chmod.



The man page reveals that GNU install has a few extra options, like -s, which strips symbol tables to save space. I'm not sure that this can easily be achieved with cp + chown + chmod, as this doesn't seem to be mentioned on any of their man pages.






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    To replicate -s you need to run strip, it’s not something cp/chown/chmod can do.
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    Nov 4 '17 at 18:23






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    There are a lot more differences than even that. Don't forget the -d option, and its subtle difference to mkdir -p. Then with BSD install there are atomic copying, all of the mtree-related functionality, and the various link-instead-of-copy modes.
    – JdeBP
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Unless $ which install tells you that it is a shell built-in, install shouldn't be some sort of wrapper to cp + chown + chmod.



The man page reveals that GNU install has a few extra options, like -s, which strips symbol tables to save space. I'm not sure that this can easily be achieved with cp + chown + chmod, as this doesn't seem to be mentioned on any of their man pages.






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    To replicate -s you need to run strip, it’s not something cp/chown/chmod can do.
    – Stephen Kitt
    Nov 4 '17 at 18:23






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    There are a lot more differences than even that. Don't forget the -d option, and its subtle difference to mkdir -p. Then with BSD install there are atomic copying, all of the mtree-related functionality, and the various link-instead-of-copy modes.
    – JdeBP
    Nov 4 '17 at 19:25














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Unless $ which install tells you that it is a shell built-in, install shouldn't be some sort of wrapper to cp + chown + chmod.



The man page reveals that GNU install has a few extra options, like -s, which strips symbol tables to save space. I'm not sure that this can easily be achieved with cp + chown + chmod, as this doesn't seem to be mentioned on any of their man pages.






share|improve this answer
















  • 1




    To replicate -s you need to run strip, it’s not something cp/chown/chmod can do.
    – Stephen Kitt
    Nov 4 '17 at 18:23






  • 1




    There are a lot more differences than even that. Don't forget the -d option, and its subtle difference to mkdir -p. Then with BSD install there are atomic copying, all of the mtree-related functionality, and the various link-instead-of-copy modes.
    – JdeBP
    Nov 4 '17 at 19:25












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Unless $ which install tells you that it is a shell built-in, install shouldn't be some sort of wrapper to cp + chown + chmod.



The man page reveals that GNU install has a few extra options, like -s, which strips symbol tables to save space. I'm not sure that this can easily be achieved with cp + chown + chmod, as this doesn't seem to be mentioned on any of their man pages.






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Unless $ which install tells you that it is a shell built-in, install shouldn't be some sort of wrapper to cp + chown + chmod.



The man page reveals that GNU install has a few extra options, like -s, which strips symbol tables to save space. I'm not sure that this can easily be achieved with cp + chown + chmod, as this doesn't seem to be mentioned on any of their man pages.







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    To replicate -s you need to run strip, it’s not something cp/chown/chmod can do.
    – Stephen Kitt
    Nov 4 '17 at 18:23






  • 1




    There are a lot more differences than even that. Don't forget the -d option, and its subtle difference to mkdir -p. Then with BSD install there are atomic copying, all of the mtree-related functionality, and the various link-instead-of-copy modes.
    – JdeBP
    Nov 4 '17 at 19:25












  • 1




    To replicate -s you need to run strip, it’s not something cp/chown/chmod can do.
    – Stephen Kitt
    Nov 4 '17 at 18:23






  • 1




    There are a lot more differences than even that. Don't forget the -d option, and its subtle difference to mkdir -p. Then with BSD install there are atomic copying, all of the mtree-related functionality, and the various link-instead-of-copy modes.
    – JdeBP
    Nov 4 '17 at 19:25







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To replicate -s you need to run strip, it’s not something cp/chown/chmod can do.
– Stephen Kitt
Nov 4 '17 at 18:23




To replicate -s you need to run strip, it’s not something cp/chown/chmod can do.
– Stephen Kitt
Nov 4 '17 at 18:23




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There are a lot more differences than even that. Don't forget the -d option, and its subtle difference to mkdir -p. Then with BSD install there are atomic copying, all of the mtree-related functionality, and the various link-instead-of-copy modes.
– JdeBP
Nov 4 '17 at 19:25




There are a lot more differences than even that. Don't forget the -d option, and its subtle difference to mkdir -p. Then with BSD install there are atomic copying, all of the mtree-related functionality, and the various link-instead-of-copy modes.
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