From 57ffa4d648b20527d768e1706a0d738a000632ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Waldmann Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 15:49:53 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] more precise binary installation steps --- docs/installation.rst | 13 +++++++++---- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/installation.rst b/docs/installation.rst index c6eb149be..e83f9e7f0 100644 --- a/docs/installation.rst +++ b/docs/installation.rst @@ -62,10 +62,15 @@ on the releases_ page for the following platforms: * **Mac OS X**: 10.10 (unknown whether it works for older releases) * **FreeBSD**: 10.2 (unknown whether it works for older releases) -These binaries work without requiring specific installation steps. Just drop -them into a directory in your ``PATH`` and then you can run ``borg``. If a new -version is released, you will have to manually download it and replace the old -version. +To install such a binary, just drop it into a directory in your ``PATH``, +make borg readable and executable for its users and then you can run ``borg``:: + + sudo cp borg-linux64 /usr/local/bin/borg + sudo chown root:root /usr/local/bin/borg + sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/borg + +If a new version is released, you will have to manually download it and replace +the old version using the same steps as shown above. .. _pyinstaller: http://www.pyinstaller.org .. _releases: https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases