Unix in a Nutshell, 4th Edition

Name

installf

Synopsis

/usr/sbin/installf [options] pkginst pathname                   [ftype [major minor] [mode owner group]]
/usr/sbin/installf [options] pkginst -
/usr/sbin/installf -f [options]pkginst

installf adds a file to the system installation database that isn’t listed in the pkgmap file. It’s used for files created dynamically (such as device files in /dev) during package installation. All invocations supply the package name and instance, pkginst, associated with the new file. This command should be run before any files are changed.

The first synatx supplies the file type, its major and minor device numbers if the file is a device file, and the protection mode, owner, and group on the command line.

The second syntax is similar to the first, but reads the information from standard input, one file’s information per line. The third syntax is used after the files are all in place: it finalizes the information in the installation database.

Options

-c class

The class with which the objects should be associated. The default is none.

-f

Indicate that installation is complete (final).

-M

Do not use $root_path/etc/vfstab for determining a client’s mount points. Rather, assume that the mount points are correct on the server.

-R root-path

Install all files under root-path. This is used on server systems when installing packages for clients.

-V vfstab-file

Use vfstab-file instead of $root_path/etc/vfstab when installing files. This is primarily useful on a server installing software for a client, where ...