xinstall(1M_XNX)    (XENIX System Compatibility)    xinstall(1M_XNX)


       NAME
             xinstall - (XENIX) XENIX system installation shell script

       SYNOPSIS
             /sbin/xinstall [device] [package]

       DESCRIPTION
             Use xinstall to install XENIX system distribution (or XENIX
             application program) floppies.  It performs the following
             tasks:

                   prompts for insertion of floppies

                   extracts files using tar(1)

                   executes /once/init.* programs on each floppy after they
                   have been extracted

                   removes any /once/init.* programs when the installation
                   is finished

             The parameters are:

             device    the device to install the software from.  The
                       default device is /dev/rfd0.

             package   the package to be installed.  The default package is
                       the XENIX base package.

       NOTICES
             xinstall is provided for use with any existing XENIX packages
             that you want to install on your system.  xinstall does not
             work with UNIX system applications.  Use pkgadd to install
             UNIX System V packages which were created using the packaging
             format provided beginning with UNIX System V Release 4 [see
             pkgadd(1M) and pkginfo(4)].  For pre-Release 4 packages, use
             installpkg.)

       FILES
             /once/init.*

       REFERENCES
             custom(1M_XNX), fixperm(1M_XNX), fixshlib(1M_XNX), pkgadd(1M),
             pkginfo(4), tar(1)




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