[FEATURE] Install location option for `claude install`

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Problem Statement

My home directory is transient (gets reset every day) and all my persistent storage is on a mounted volume.

With npm builds I just installed CC globally (npm install -g) and set npm's install dir to my persistent storage. This no longer works.

1. Claude native builds default to ~/.local/bin with seemingly no way to change that.
2. Installing then moving makes CC complain about the binary not being at ~/.local/bin/claude (even though it's in the PATH in a different location)

As things stand, I have to reinstall claude code every day.

Proposed Solution

1. claude install [options] [target] should have a path/install directory option added
2. future CC updates should maintain that location
3. CC should look for the claude binary in the PATH, not in ~/.local/bin

Alternative Solutions

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Priority

Medium - Would be very helpful

Feature Category

CLI commands and flags

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

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