/etc/install

Install a software package (QNX)

Syntax:

install [-u update | drive] [files...]

Options:

-u update

Unpack and install the file update.

drive

Install a software package from the disk drive named by drive. Default is /dev/fd0 (floppy disk drive 0).

files

Install only those files whose filenames match the pattern files. Default is * (install all files in the archive).

Description:

The /etc/install utility is a shell script provided as a convenience for installing QNX products and product updates on an already-running QNX system.

You must be root to run the /etc/install utility.

The install utility will typically install a directory tree from your current working directory. To install a product or update obtained from QNX Software Systems Ltd you will typically want to be in the root directory (/) before you run /etc/install. It is still possible for an archive being installed to install components elsewhere than under the current working directory -- check any installation instructions that came with the product or archive.

Disk updates are also unbundled using the /etc/install script. In this case, the updates will be read from the first floppy drive (/dev/fd0) or the drive named as a command-line parameter.

The /etc/install utility will, in addition to simply unpacking the software, transfer licenses from update diskettes and run a setup program if one accompanies the software package.

Examples:

Install a software package from floppy disks using the drive /dev/fd0:

    /etc/install

Unpack and install an update contained in the file 961002.tar.F:

    /etc/install -u 961002.tar.F

Unpack and install an updated contained in the file 961002.tar.gz:

    /etc/install -u 961002.tar.gz

Exit status:

0

The installation completed successfully.

>0

The installation was not completed successfully. Either an invalid command-line parameter was supplied, an error occurred during the installation, or the installation was aborted midway.

Caveats:

This utility applies only to software update archives and to packages supplied on floppy diskettes. Software packages supplied on CD-ROM will use a different installation procedure. See the instructions supplied with the CD-ROM for details.

See also:

freeze, gzip/unzip/zcat, license, pax