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        <label class="md-nav__link" for="__nav_5_2" id="__nav_5_2_label" tabindex="0">
          PIPs
          <span class="md-nav__icon md-icon"></span>
        </label>
      
      <nav class="md-nav" data-md-level="2" aria-labelledby="__nav_5_2_label" aria-expanded="true">
        <label class="md-nav__title" for="__nav_5_2">
          <span class="md-nav__icon md-icon"></span>
          PIPs
        </label>
        <ul class="md-nav__list" data-md-scrollfix>
          
            
    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../" class="md-nav__link">
        Overview
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../acl-option/" class="md-nav__link">
        aclOption
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../acp-menu/" class="md-nav__link">
        acpMenu
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../acp-search-provider/" class="md-nav__link">
        acpSearchProvider
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../acp-template/" class="md-nav__link">
        acpTemplate
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../acp-template-delete/" class="md-nav__link">
        acpTemplateDelete
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../bbcode/" class="md-nav__link">
        bbcode
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../box/" class="md-nav__link">
        box
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../clipboard-action/" class="md-nav__link">
        clipboardAction
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../core-object/" class="md-nav__link">
        coreObject
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../cronjob/" class="md-nav__link">
        cronjob
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../database/" class="md-nav__link">
        database
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../event-listener/" class="md-nav__link">
        eventListener
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item md-nav__item--active">
      
      <input class="md-nav__toggle md-toggle" type="checkbox" id="__toc">
      
      
        <label class="md-nav__link md-nav__link--active" for="__toc">
          file
          <span class="md-nav__icon md-icon"></span>
        </label>
      
      <a href="./" class="md-nav__link md-nav__link--active">
        file
      </a>
      
        
<nav class="md-nav md-nav--secondary" aria-label="Table of contents">
  
  
    <label class="md-nav__title" for="__toc">
      <span class="md-nav__icon md-icon"></span>
      Table of contents
    </label>
    <ul class="md-nav__list" data-md-component="toc" data-md-scrollfix>
      
        <li class="md-nav__item">
  <a href="#archive" class="md-nav__link">
    Archive
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        <li class="md-nav__item">
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    Example in package.xml
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    </ul>
  
</nav>
      
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../file-delete/" class="md-nav__link">
        fileDelete
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../language/" class="md-nav__link">
        language
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../media-provider/" class="md-nav__link">
        mediaProvider
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../menu/" class="md-nav__link">
        menu
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../menu-item/" class="md-nav__link">
        menuItem
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../object-type/" class="md-nav__link">
        objectType
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../object-type-definition/" class="md-nav__link">
        objectTypeDefinition
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../option/" class="md-nav__link">
        option
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../page/" class="md-nav__link">
        page
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../pip/" class="md-nav__link">
        pip
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../script/" class="md-nav__link">
        script
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../smiley/" class="md-nav__link">
        smiley
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../sql/" class="md-nav__link">
        sql
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../style/" class="md-nav__link">
        style
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../template/" class="md-nav__link">
        template
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../template-delete/" class="md-nav__link">
        templateDelete
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../template-listener/" class="md-nav__link">
        templateListener
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../user-group-option/" class="md-nav__link">
        userGroupOption
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../user-menu/" class="md-nav__link">
        userMenu
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../user-notification-event/" class="md-nav__link">
        userNotificationEvent
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../user-option/" class="md-nav__link">
        userOption
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../user-profile-menu/" class="md-nav__link">
        userProfileMenu
      </a>
    </li>
  

        </ul>
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    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../database-php-api/" class="md-nav__link">
        Database PHP API
      </a>
    </li>
  

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          Migration
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        </label>
      
      <nav class="md-nav" data-md-level="1" aria-labelledby="__nav_6_label" aria-expanded="false">
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          <span class="md-nav__icon md-icon"></span>
          Migration
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        <ul class="md-nav__list" data-md-scrollfix>
          
            
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          <span class="md-nav__icon md-icon"></span>
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        </label>
        <ul class="md-nav__list" data-md-scrollfix>
          
            
    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wsc55/php/" class="md-nav__link">
        PHP API
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    </li>
  

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      <a href="../../../migration/wsc55/javascript/" class="md-nav__link">
        TypeScript and JavaScript
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    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wsc55/templates/" class="md-nav__link">
        Templates
      </a>
    </li>
  

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      <a href="../../../migration/wsc55/icons/" class="md-nav__link">
        Icons
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      <a href="../../../migration/wsc55/dialogs/" class="md-nav__link">
        Dialogs
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wsc55/libraries/" class="md-nav__link">
        Third Party Libraries
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wsc55/deprecations_removals/" class="md-nav__link">
        Deprecations and Removals
      </a>
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        </ul>
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      <nav class="md-nav" data-md-level="2" aria-labelledby="__nav_6_2_label" aria-expanded="false">
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        </label>
        <ul class="md-nav__list" data-md-scrollfix>
          
            
    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wsc54/php/" class="md-nav__link">
        PHP API
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wsc54/javascript/" class="md-nav__link">
        TypeScript and JavaScript
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wsc54/templates/" class="md-nav__link">
        Templates
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wsc54/libraries/" class="md-nav__link">
        Third Party Libraries
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wsc54/deprecations_removals/" class="md-nav__link">
        Deprecations and Removals
      </a>
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        </ul>
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    <li class="md-nav__item md-nav__item--nested">
      
      
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          <span class="md-nav__icon md-icon"></span>
        </label>
      
      <nav class="md-nav" data-md-level="2" aria-labelledby="__nav_6_3_label" aria-expanded="false">
        <label class="md-nav__title" for="__nav_6_3">
          <span class="md-nav__icon md-icon"></span>
          From WoltLab Suite 5.3
        </label>
        <ul class="md-nav__list" data-md-scrollfix>
          
            
    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wsc53/php/" class="md-nav__link">
        PHP API
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wsc53/session/" class="md-nav__link">
        Session Handling and Authentication
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wsc53/javascript/" class="md-nav__link">
        TypeScript and JavaScript
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wsc53/templates/" class="md-nav__link">
        Templates
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wsc53/libraries/" class="md-nav__link">
        Third Party Libraries
      </a>
    </li>
  

        </ul>
      </nav>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item md-nav__item--nested">
      
      
      <input class="md-nav__toggle md-toggle " type="checkbox" id="__nav_6_4" >
      
      
        <label class="md-nav__link" for="__nav_6_4" id="__nav_6_4_label" tabindex="0">
          From WoltLab Suite 5.2
          <span class="md-nav__icon md-icon"></span>
        </label>
      
      <nav class="md-nav" data-md-level="2" aria-labelledby="__nav_6_4_label" aria-expanded="false">
        <label class="md-nav__title" for="__nav_6_4">
          <span class="md-nav__icon md-icon"></span>
          From WoltLab Suite 5.2
        </label>
        <ul class="md-nav__list" data-md-scrollfix>
          
            
    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wsc52/php/" class="md-nav__link">
        PHP API
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wsc52/templates/" class="md-nav__link">
        Templates and Languages
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wsc52/libraries/" class="md-nav__link">
        Third Party Libraries
      </a>
    </li>
  

        </ul>
      </nav>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item md-nav__item--nested">
      
      
      <input class="md-nav__toggle md-toggle " type="checkbox" id="__nav_6_5" >
      
      
        <label class="md-nav__link" for="__nav_6_5" id="__nav_6_5_label" tabindex="0">
          From WoltLab Suite 3.1
          <span class="md-nav__icon md-icon"></span>
        </label>
      
      <nav class="md-nav" data-md-level="2" aria-labelledby="__nav_6_5_label" aria-expanded="false">
        <label class="md-nav__title" for="__nav_6_5">
          <span class="md-nav__icon md-icon"></span>
          From WoltLab Suite 3.1
        </label>
        <ul class="md-nav__list" data-md-scrollfix>
          
            
    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wsc31/php/" class="md-nav__link">
        PHP API
      </a>
    </li>
  

        </ul>
      </nav>
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    <li class="md-nav__item md-nav__item--nested">
      
      
      <input class="md-nav__toggle md-toggle " type="checkbox" id="__nav_6_6" >
      
      
        <label class="md-nav__link" for="__nav_6_6" id="__nav_6_6_label" tabindex="0">
          From WoltLab Suite 3.0
          <span class="md-nav__icon md-icon"></span>
        </label>
      
      <nav class="md-nav" data-md-level="2" aria-labelledby="__nav_6_6_label" aria-expanded="false">
        <label class="md-nav__title" for="__nav_6_6">
          <span class="md-nav__icon md-icon"></span>
          From WoltLab Suite 3.0
        </label>
        <ul class="md-nav__list" data-md-scrollfix>
          
            
    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wsc30/php/" class="md-nav__link">
        PHP API
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wsc30/javascript/" class="md-nav__link">
        JavaScript API
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wsc30/templates/" class="md-nav__link">
        Templates
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wsc30/css/" class="md-nav__link">
        CSS
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wsc30/package/" class="md-nav__link">
        Package Components
      </a>
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    <li class="md-nav__item md-nav__item--nested">
      
      
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        <label class="md-nav__link" for="__nav_6_7" id="__nav_6_7_label" tabindex="0">
          From WCF 2.1
          <span class="md-nav__icon md-icon"></span>
        </label>
      
      <nav class="md-nav" data-md-level="2" aria-labelledby="__nav_6_7_label" aria-expanded="false">
        <label class="md-nav__title" for="__nav_6_7">
          <span class="md-nav__icon md-icon"></span>
          From WCF 2.1
        </label>
        <ul class="md-nav__list" data-md-scrollfix>
          
            
    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wcf21/php/" class="md-nav__link">
        PHP API
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wcf21/templates/" class="md-nav__link">
        Templates
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wcf21/css/" class="md-nav__link">
        CSS
      </a>
    </li>
  

    <li class="md-nav__item">
      <a href="../../../migration/wcf21/package/" class="md-nav__link">
        Package Components
      </a>
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<h1 id="file-package-installation-plugin">File Package Installation Plugin<a class="headerlink" href="#file-package-installation-plugin" title="Permanent link">#</a></h1>
<p>Adds any type of files with the exception of templates.</p>
<div class="admonition warning">
<p class="admonition-title">You cannot overwrite files provided by other packages.</p>
</div>
<p>The <code>application</code> attribute behaves like it does for <a href="../acp-template/#application">acp templates</a>.</p>
<h2 id="archive">Archive<a class="headerlink" href="#archive" title="Permanent link">#</a></h2>
<p>The <code>acpTemplate</code> package installation plugins expects a <code>.tar</code> (recommended) or <code>.tar.gz</code> archive.
The file path given in the <code>instruction</code> element as its value must be relative to the <code>package.xml</code> file.</p>
<h2 id="example-in-packagexml">Example in <code>package.xml</code><a class="headerlink" href="#example-in-packagexml" title="Permanent link">#</a></h2>
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<span class="normal">10</span></pre></div></td><td class="code"><div><pre><span></span><code><span class="nt">&lt;instruction</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">type=</span><span class="s">&quot;file&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">/&gt;</span>
<span class="cm">&lt;!-- is the same as --&gt;</span>
<span class="nt">&lt;instruction</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">type=</span><span class="s">&quot;file&quot;</span><span class="nt">&gt;</span>files.tar<span class="nt">&lt;/instruction&gt;</span>

<span class="cm">&lt;!-- if an application &quot;com.woltlab.example&quot; is being installed, the following lines are equivalent --&gt;</span>
<span class="nt">&lt;instruction</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">type=</span><span class="s">&quot;file&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">/&gt;</span>
<span class="nt">&lt;instruction</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">type=</span><span class="s">&quot;file&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">application=</span><span class="s">&quot;example&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">/&gt;</span>

<span class="cm">&lt;!-- if the same application wants to install additional files, in WoltLab Suite Core&#39;s directory: --&gt;</span>
<span class="nt">&lt;instruction</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">type=</span><span class="s">&quot;file&quot;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="na">application=</span><span class="s">&quot;wcf&quot;</span><span class="nt">&gt;</span>files_wcf.tar<span class="nt">&lt;/instruction&gt;</span>
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