epminstall(1)						      Easy Software Products						     epminstall(1)

NAME

       epminstall - add a directory, file, or symlink to a list file.

SYNOPSIS

       epminstall options file1 file2 ... fileN directory
       epminstall options file1 file2
       epminstall options -d directory1 directory2 ... directoryN

DESCRIPTION

       epminstall  adds  or replaces a directory, file, or symlink in a list file. The default list file is "epm.list" and can be overridden using
       the EPMLIST environment variable or the --list-file option.

       Entries are either added to the end of the list file or replaced in-line. Comments, directives, and variable declarations in the list  file
       are preserved.

OPTIONS

       epminstall recognizes the standard Berkeley install command options:

       -b
	    Make a backup of existing files (ignored, default for EPM.)

       -c
	    BSD old compatibility mode (ignored.)

       -g group
	    Set the group owner of the file or directory to group. The default group is "sys".

       -m mode
	    Set  the  permissions of the file or directory to mode. The default permissions are 0755 for directories and executable files and 0644
	    for non-executable files.

       -o owner
	    Set the owner of the file or directory to owner. The default owner is "root".

       -s
	    Strip the files (ignored, default for EPM.)

       --list-file filename.list
	    Specify the list file to update.

SEE ALSO

       epm(1) - create software packages
       mkepmlist(1) - make an epm list file from a directory
       epm.list(5) - epm list file format

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 1999-2007 by Easy Software Products, All Rights Reserved.

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as  published	by
       the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version.

       This  program  is  distributed  in  the	hope  that  it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MER-
       CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

3 April 2006							ESP Package Manager						     epminstall(1)