installf informs the system that
a pathname not listed in the pkgmap file is being created or modified.
It should be invoked before any file modifications have occurred.
When the second synopsis is used, the pathname descriptions will be read
from standard input.
These descriptions are the same as would be given in
the first synopsis but the information is given in the form of a list.
The descriptions should be in the form:
pathnameftype [ [ major minor ] [ mode owner group ] ]
After all files have been appropriately created and/or modified,
installf should be invoked with the -f synopsis
to indicate that installation is final.
Links will be created at this time and,
if attribute information for a pathname was not specified during the
original invocation of installf
or was not already stored on the system,
the current attribute values for the pathname will be stored.
Otherwise, installf verifies that attribute values
match those given on the command line, making
corrections as necessary.
In all cases, the current content information
is calculated and stored appropriately.
-cclass
Class to which installed objects should be associated.
Default class is none.
pkginst
Name of package instance with which the pathname should be associated.
pathname
Pathname that is being created or modified.
ftype
A one-character field that indicates the file type.
Possible file types include:
f
a standard executable or data file
e
a file to be edited upon installation or removal
v
volatile file (one whose contents are expected to change)
d
directory
x
an exclusive directory
l
linked file
p
named pipe
c
character special device
b
block special device
s
symbolic link
major
The major device number.
The field is only specified for block
or character special devices.
minor
The minor device number.
The field is only specified for block
or character special devices.
mode
The octal mode of the file (for example, 0664).
A question mark (?)
indicates that the mode will be left unchanged, implying
that the file already exists on the target machine.
This field is not used for linked or symbolically linked files.
owner
The owner of the file (for example, bin or root).
The field is limited to 14 characters in length.
A question mark (?)
indicates that the owner will be left unchanged, implying
that the file already exists on the target machine.
This field is not used for linked or symbolically linked files.
group
The group to which the file belongs
(for example, bin or sys).
The field is limited to 14 characters in length.
A question mark (?) indicates that the group will be left unchanged,
implying that the file already exists on the target machine.
This field is not used for linked or symbolically linked files.
-f
Indicates that installation is complete.
This option is used with the final invocation of installf
(for all files of a given class).
Examples
The following example shows the use of installf invoked from
an optional preinstall or postinstall script:
#create /dev/xt directory
#(needs to be done before drvinstall)
installf $PKGINST /dev/xt d 755 root sys ||
exit 2
majno=`/usr/sbin/drvinstall -m /etc/master.d/xt
-d $BASEDIR/data/xt.o -v1.0` ||
exit 2
i=00
while [ $i -lt $limit ]
do
for j in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
do
echo /dev/xt$i$j c $majno `expr $i ? 8 + $j`
644 root sys |
echo /dev/xt$i$j=/dev/xt/$i$j
done
i=`expr $i + 1`
[ $i -le 9 ] && i="0$i" #add leading zero
done | installf $PKGINST - || exit 2
# finalized installation, create links
installf -f $PKGINST || exit 2
Limitations
When ftype is specified, all applicable fields,
as shown below, must be defined:
ftype
Required fields
p, x, d, f, v or e
mode, owner and group
c or b
major, minor, mode, owner and group
The installf command will create directories, named pipes and special
devices on the original invocation.
Links are created
when installf is invoked with the -f option to indicate
installation is complete.
Links should be specified as path1=path2.
path1 indicates the destination and path2 indicates the source file.
For symbolically linked files,
path2 can be a relative pathname,
such as ./ or ../.
For example, if you enter a line such as
s /foo/bar/etc/mount=../etc/mount
path2 (/foo/bar/etc/mount)
will be a symbolic link to ../etc/mount.
Files installed with installf will be placed
in the class none, unless a
class is defined with the command.
Subsequently, they will be removed
when the associated package is deleted.
If this file should not be deleted
at the same time as the package, be certain to assign it to a class which is
ignored at removal time.
If special action is
required for the file before removal, a class must be defined with
the command and an appropriate class action script delivered with the package.
When classes are used, installf must be used as follows:
