diff --git a/src/tools/Makefile.Host b/src/tools/Makefile.Host
index 17cdac1fd..f2e68df8c 100644
--- a/src/tools/Makefile.Host
+++ b/src/tools/Makefile.Host
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ include $(TOP)/config/CONFIG_BASE
 #
 #	WIN32 also uses rm.pl, cp.pl, mkdir.pl, rmdir.pl
 #	byt they are called from here, not installed
-SCRIPTS       := installEpics.pl makeBaseApp.pl makeBaseApp
+SCRIPTS       := installEpics.pl makeBaseApp.pl makeBaseApp installEpics
 
 #	Before anything is done, installEpics has to be in place.
 #	The first action in a full build & install is 'make inc.host',
diff --git a/src/tools/installEpics b/src/tools/installEpics
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d5472dc6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/installEpics
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# InstallEpics
+#
+#     InstallEpics is used within makefiles to copy new versions of
+#     files into a destination directory.
+#
+##########################################################
+TOOL=`basename $0`
+MODE=755
+CREATE_DIR=0
+USAGE="Usage:
+	$TOOL [ -m mode ] file ... directory
+
+     -m mode        Set the mode for the installed file (0755 by default)
+     file           Name of file
+     directory      Destination directory
+"
+# get command line options
+while getopts m:g:o:csd OPT
+do
+
+	case $OPT in
+	m)            MODE=$OPTARG;;
+	g | o)        echo "$USAGE"; echo "$i $OPTARG not implemented";;
+	c | s)        echo "$USAGE"; echo "$i not implemented";;
+	d)            CREATE_DIR=1;;
+	--)           break;;
+	esac
+done
+shift `expr $OPTIND - 1`
+
+# at least two args required
+if [ $# -lt 2 ]
+then
+	echo "Nothing to install"
+	exit
+fi
+
+INSTALL_DIR=
+FILELIST=
+for i 
+do
+	FILELIST="${FILELIST} ${INSTALL_DIR}"; INSTALL_DIR=$i; shift;
+done
+
+if [ ! -d "${INSTALL_DIR}" ] ;then
+    if [ ${CREATE_DIR} != "0" ] ;then
+        OLDIFS=${IFS}
+        IFS=/
+        DIRNAME=
+        for DIR in ${INSTALL_DIR}
+        do
+	    if [ "${DIR}" = "." ] || [ "${DIR}" = ".." ] ;then
+	        if  [ "${DIRNAME}" = "" ] ;then
+ 	    	    DIRNAME=${DIR}
+		else
+ 	    	    DIRNAME=${DIRNAME}/${DIR}
+		fi
+	    else
+ 	    	DIRNAME=${DIRNAME}/${DIR}
+		if [ ! -d "${DIRNAME}" ] ;then
+		    mkdir "${DIRNAME}"
+		fi
+	    fi
+        done
+        IFS=${OLDIFS}
+    else
+        echo "$USAGE\n Can't find directory '${INSTALL_DIR}'"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+for FILE in ${FILELIST} 
+do
+	if [ ! -f ${FILE} ] ;then
+    	echo "$USAGE\n Can't find file '${FILE}'"
+    	exit 1
+	fi
+
+	TEST=
+	FILEBASENAME=`basename ${FILE}`
+	if [ -f ${INSTALL_DIR}/${FILEBASENAME} ] ;  then 
+		#Is ${INSTALL_DIR}/${FILEBASENAME} link timestamp  newer than ${FILE}
+		TEST=`find ${INSTALL_DIR} -name "${FILEBASENAME}" -newer ${FILE} -print`
+	fi
+	if [ "${TEST}x" = "x" ] ; then 
+		#echo "Installing ${FILEBASENAME}"
+		rm -f ${INSTALL_DIR}/${FILEBASENAME}
+		cp -p ${FILE} ${INSTALL_DIR}/${FILEBASENAME}
+		chmod ${MODE} ${INSTALL_DIR}/${FILEBASENAME}
+	else 
+		echo "${INSTALL_DIR}/${FILEBASENAME} is up to date"
+	fi
+done
+
+exit 0