epminstall(1)

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version 5.0.1 · 2 versions
, in nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable, ubuntu stonking

💖 epminstall — the glow-up your list file deserved 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to epminstall(1) from the Jim Jagielski era of the manual pages (that's the author, mwah, legend behavior 👑). This little cutie adds stuff to your list file and honestly? it ate. No cap.

✨ NAME ✨

epminstall — add a directory, file, or symlink to a list file. that's it. that's the whole vibe. 🌸

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

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

three whole moods. pick your fighter. 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so what does it actually do, you ask? epminstall adds or replaces a directory, a file, or a symlink inside a list file. that's the serve. ✨

the default list file is literally "epm.list", and you can override it two ways, bestie — with the EPMLIST environment variable, or with the --list-file option. iykyk. 💖

here's the cute part: entries either get added to the end of the list file or replaced in-line. and no, it does not go feral and eat your existing stuff — comments, directives, and variable declarations in the list file are preserved. respect. 🫶

💅 OPTIONS 💅

so epminstall recognizes the standard Berkeley install(8) command options. periodt. here they all are, one by one, no skips, no skimming:

  • -b — make a backup of existing files. (ignored, default for epm.) it's giving "we already do this for you, babe." 😌
  • -c — BSD old compatibility mode. (ignored.) nothing to see here. 💀
  • -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.) already snatched, fr fr. 💅
  • --list-file filename.list — specify the list file to update. ✨
ngl bestie, if an option says "ignored," it means ignored. it's there for compatibility, not for chaos. don't come for me. 🙈

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

run, don't walk, to these:

the whole friend group. obsessed. 💜

Copyright © 1999-2020 by Michael R. Sweet, All Rights Reserved. Copyright © 2020 by Jim Jagielski, All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.

okay that's the whole page, bestie, you're fully caught up, main character energy achieved 👑

this iconic little drop landed 20 November 2020, straight from the ESP Package Manager — mwah, sending you off with a 🎀 and a 🦋, go install something cute 💅✨

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