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epminstall(1)			 Michael R Sweet		   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 pre-
     served.

OPTIONS
     epminstall recognizes the standard Berkeley install(8) 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), mkepmlist(1), epm.list(5).

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 1999-2020 by Michael R Sweet, All Rights Reserved.

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

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

March 11, 2020		       ESP Package Manager		   epminstall(1)

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