3 files changed, 22 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/release/scripts/base-install.sh b/release/scripts/base-install.sh
index 9ac20cbd51fbc..8fab5c2bad19a 100755
--- a/release/scripts/base-install.sh
+++ b/release/scripts/base-install.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ if [ "`id -u`" != "0" ]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 echo "You are about to extract the base distribution into / - are you SURE"
-echo "you want to do this over your installed system?  If not, hit ^C now!"
-read junk
-cat bin.?? | tar --unlink -xpzf - -C /
+echo -n "you want to do this over your installed system (y/n)? "
+read ans 
+if [ "$ans" = "y" ]; then
+	cat bin.?? | tar --unlink -xpzf - -C /
+fi
diff --git a/release/scripts/bin-install.sh b/release/scripts/bin-install.sh
index 9ac20cbd51fbc..8fab5c2bad19a 100755
--- a/release/scripts/bin-install.sh
+++ b/release/scripts/bin-install.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ if [ "`id -u`" != "0" ]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 echo "You are about to extract the base distribution into / - are you SURE"
-echo "you want to do this over your installed system?  If not, hit ^C now!"
-read junk
-cat bin.?? | tar --unlink -xpzf - -C /
+echo -n "you want to do this over your installed system (y/n)? "
+read ans 
+if [ "$ans" = "y" ]; then
+	cat bin.?? | tar --unlink -xpzf - -C /
+fi
diff --git a/release/scripts/doc-install.sh b/release/scripts/doc-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000..371312cdc6c26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/scripts/doc-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+if [ "`id -u`" != "0" ]; then
+	echo "Sorry, this must be done as root."
+	exit 1
+fi
+echo "You are about to extract the doc distribution into / - are you SURE"
+echo -n "you want to do this over your installed system (y/n)? "
+read ans
+if [ "$ans" = "y" ]; then
+	cat doc.?? | tar --unlink -xpzf - -C /
+fi