diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7d277b45f..09ecece47 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1,112 +1,3 @@
-[root]
-name = "uutils"
-version = "0.0.1"
-dependencies = [
- "arch 0.0.1",
- "base32 0.0.1",
- "base64 0.0.1",
- "basename 0.0.1",
- "cat 0.0.1",
- "chgrp 0.0.1",
- "chmod 0.0.1",
- "chown 0.0.1",
- "chroot 0.0.1",
- "cksum 0.0.1",
- "comm 0.0.1",
- "cp 0.0.1",
- "cut 0.0.1",
- "date 0.0.1",
- "dircolors 0.0.1",
- "dirname 0.0.1",
- "du 0.0.1",
- "echo 0.0.1",
- "env 0.0.1",
- "expand 0.0.1",
- "expr 0.0.1",
- "factor 0.0.1",
- "false 0.0.1",
- "filetime 0.1.14 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "fmt 0.0.1",
- "fold 0.0.1",
- "groups 0.0.1",
- "hashsum 0.0.1",
- "head 0.0.1",
- "hostid 0.0.1",
- "hostname 0.0.1",
- "id 0.0.1",
- "install 0.0.1",
- "join 0.0.1",
- "kill 0.0.1",
- "lazy_static 0.2.10 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "libc 0.2.33 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "link 0.0.1",
- "ln 0.0.1",
- "logname 0.0.1",
- "ls 0.0.1",
- "mkdir 0.0.1",
- "mkfifo 0.0.1",
- "mknod 0.0.1",
- "mktemp 0.0.1",
- "more 0.0.1",
- "mv 0.0.1",
- "nice 0.0.1",
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- "nohup 0.0.1",
- "nproc 0.0.1",
- "numfmt 0.0.1",
- "od 0.0.1",
- "paste 0.0.1",
- "pathchk 0.0.1",
- "pinky 0.0.1",
- "printenv 0.0.1",
- "printf 0.0.1",
- "ptx 0.0.1",
- "pwd 0.0.1",
- "rand 0.3.18 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "readlink 0.0.1",
- "realpath 0.0.1",
- "regex 0.2.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "relpath 0.0.1",
- "rm 0.0.1",
- "rmdir 0.0.1",
- "seq 0.0.1",
- "shred 0.0.1",
- "shuf 0.0.1",
- "sleep 0.0.1",
- "sort 0.0.1",
- "split 0.0.1",
- "stat 0.0.1",
- "stdbuf 0.0.1",
- "sum 0.0.1",
- "sync 0.0.1",
- "tac 0.0.1",
- "tail 0.0.1",
- "tee 0.0.1",
- "tempdir 0.3.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "test 0.0.1",
- "time 0.1.38 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "timeout 0.0.1",
- "touch 0.0.1",
- "tr 0.0.1",
- "true 0.0.1",
- "truncate 0.0.1",
- "tsort 0.0.1",
- "tty 0.0.1",
- "uname 0.0.1",
- "unexpand 0.0.1",
- "unindent 0.1.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "uniq 0.0.1",
- "unix_socket 0.5.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "unlink 0.0.1",
- "uptime 0.0.1",
- "users 0.0.1",
- "uucore 0.0.1",
- "wc 0.0.1",
- "who 0.0.1",
- "whoami 0.0.1",
- "yes 0.0.1",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "advapi32-sys"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -435,6 +326,9 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 [[package]]
 name = "false"
 version = "0.0.1"
+dependencies = [
+ "uucore 0.0.1",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "filetime"
@@ -593,7 +487,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "join"
 version = "0.0.1"
 dependencies = [
- "getopts 0.2.15 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "clap 2.27.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "uucore 0.0.1",
 ]
 
@@ -1170,6 +1064,7 @@ version = "0.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "cc 1.0.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "getopts 0.2.15 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "glob 0.2.11 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "libstdbuf 0.0.1",
  "uucore 0.0.1",
 ]
@@ -1345,6 +1240,9 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "true"
 version = "0.0.1"
+dependencies = [
+ "uucore 0.0.1",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "truncate"
@@ -1467,6 +1365,115 @@ dependencies = [
  "time 0.1.38 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "uutils"
+version = "0.0.1"
+dependencies = [
+ "arch 0.0.1",
+ "base32 0.0.1",
+ "base64 0.0.1",
+ "basename 0.0.1",
+ "cat 0.0.1",
+ "chgrp 0.0.1",
+ "chmod 0.0.1",
+ "chown 0.0.1",
+ "chroot 0.0.1",
+ "cksum 0.0.1",
+ "comm 0.0.1",
+ "cp 0.0.1",
+ "cut 0.0.1",
+ "date 0.0.1",
+ "dircolors 0.0.1",
+ "dirname 0.0.1",
+ "du 0.0.1",
+ "echo 0.0.1",
+ "env 0.0.1",
+ "expand 0.0.1",
+ "expr 0.0.1",
+ "factor 0.0.1",
+ "false 0.0.1",
+ "filetime 0.1.14 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "fmt 0.0.1",
+ "fold 0.0.1",
+ "groups 0.0.1",
+ "hashsum 0.0.1",
+ "head 0.0.1",
+ "hostid 0.0.1",
+ "hostname 0.0.1",
+ "id 0.0.1",
+ "install 0.0.1",
+ "join 0.0.1",
+ "kill 0.0.1",
+ "lazy_static 0.2.10 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "libc 0.2.33 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "link 0.0.1",
+ "ln 0.0.1",
+ "logname 0.0.1",
+ "ls 0.0.1",
+ "mkdir 0.0.1",
+ "mkfifo 0.0.1",
+ "mknod 0.0.1",
+ "mktemp 0.0.1",
+ "more 0.0.1",
+ "mv 0.0.1",
+ "nice 0.0.1",
+ "nl 0.0.1",
+ "nohup 0.0.1",
+ "nproc 0.0.1",
+ "numfmt 0.0.1",
+ "od 0.0.1",
+ "paste 0.0.1",
+ "pathchk 0.0.1",
+ "pinky 0.0.1",
+ "printenv 0.0.1",
+ "printf 0.0.1",
+ "ptx 0.0.1",
+ "pwd 0.0.1",
+ "rand 0.3.18 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "readlink 0.0.1",
+ "realpath 0.0.1",
+ "regex 0.2.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "relpath 0.0.1",
+ "rm 0.0.1",
+ "rmdir 0.0.1",
+ "seq 0.0.1",
+ "shred 0.0.1",
+ "shuf 0.0.1",
+ "sleep 0.0.1",
+ "sort 0.0.1",
+ "split 0.0.1",
+ "stat 0.0.1",
+ "stdbuf 0.0.1",
+ "sum 0.0.1",
+ "sync 0.0.1",
+ "tac 0.0.1",
+ "tail 0.0.1",
+ "tee 0.0.1",
+ "tempdir 0.3.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "test 0.0.1",
+ "time 0.1.38 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "timeout 0.0.1",
+ "touch 0.0.1",
+ "tr 0.0.1",
+ "true 0.0.1",
+ "truncate 0.0.1",
+ "tsort 0.0.1",
+ "tty 0.0.1",
+ "uname 0.0.1",
+ "unexpand 0.0.1",
+ "unindent 0.1.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "uniq 0.0.1",
+ "unix_socket 0.5.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "unlink 0.0.1",
+ "uptime 0.0.1",
+ "users 0.0.1",
+ "uucore 0.0.1",
+ "wc 0.0.1",
+ "who 0.0.1",
+ "whoami 0.0.1",
+ "yes 0.0.1",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "vec_map"
 version = "0.8.0"
diff --git a/src/install/install.rs b/src/install/install.rs
index 8ff82d80b..c090a7951 100644
--- a/src/install/install.rs
+++ b/src/install/install.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ fn parse_opts(args: Vec<String>) -> getopts::Matches {
     // TODO implement flag
         .optflag("C", "compare", "(unimplemented) compare each pair of source and destination\n \
                                   files, and in some cases, do not modify the destination at all")
-        .optflag("d", "directory", "treat all arguments as directory names\n \
+        .optflag("d", "directory", "treat all arguments as directory names.\n \
                                     create all components of the specified directories")
     // TODO implement flag
         .optflag("D", "", "(unimplemented) create all leading components of DEST except the\n \
@@ -286,6 +286,13 @@ fn directory(paths: &[PathBuf], b: Behaviour) -> i32 {
     }
 }
 
+/// Test if the path is a a new file path that can be
+/// created immediately
+fn is_new_file_path(path: &Path) -> bool {
+    path.is_file() ||
+        ! path.exists() && path.parent().map(|p| p.is_dir()).unwrap_or(true)
+}
+
 /// Perform an install, given a list of paths and behaviour.
 ///
 /// Returns an integer intended as a program return code.
@@ -296,9 +303,13 @@ fn standard(paths: &[PathBuf], b: Behaviour) -> i32 {
         1
     } else {
         let sources = &paths[0..paths.len() - 1];
-        let target_directory = &paths[paths.len() - 1];
+        let target = &paths[paths.len() - 1];
 
-        copy_files_into_dir(sources, target_directory, &b)
+        if (target.is_file() || is_new_file_path(target)) && sources.len() == 1 {
+            copy_file_to_file(&sources[0], target, &b)
+        } else {
+            copy_files_into_dir(sources, target, &b)
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -338,6 +349,20 @@ fn copy_files_into_dir(files: &[PathBuf], target_dir: &PathBuf, b: &Behaviour) -
     if all_successful { 0 } else { 1 }
 }
 
+/// Copy a file to another file.
+///
+/// Prints verbose information and error messages.
+/// Returns an integer intended as a program return code.
+///
+/// # Parameters
+///
+/// _file_ must exist as a non-directory.
+/// _target_ must be a non-directory
+///
+fn copy_file_to_file(file: &PathBuf, target: &PathBuf, b: &Behaviour) -> i32 {
+    if copy(file, &target, b).is_err() { 1 } else { 0 }
+}
+
 /// Copy one file to a new location, changing metadata.
 ///
 /// # Parameters
diff --git a/tests/test_install.rs b/tests/test_install.rs
index 82f8d737d..2ce5cb407 100644
--- a/tests/test_install.rs
+++ b/tests/test_install.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,20 @@ fn test_install_basic() {
     assert!(at.file_exists(&format!("{}/{}", dir, file2)));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_install_failing_not_dir() {
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    let file1 = "test_install_target_dir_file_a1";
+    let file2 = "test_install_target_dir_file_a2";
+    let file3 = "test_install_target_dir_file_a3";
+
+    at.touch(file1);
+    at.touch(file2);
+    at.touch(file3);
+    assert!(ucmd.arg(file1).arg(file2).arg(file3)
+            .fails().stderr.contains("not a directory"));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_install_unimplemented_arg() {
     let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
@@ -136,3 +150,47 @@ fn test_install_mode_directories() {
     let permissions = at.metadata(component).permissions();
     assert_eq!(0o040333 as u32, PermissionsExt::mode(&permissions));
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_install_target_file() {
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    let file1 = "test_install_target_file_file_i1";
+    let file2 = "test_install_target_file_file_i2";
+
+    at.touch(file1);
+    at.touch(file2);
+    ucmd.arg(file1).arg(file2).succeeds().no_stderr();
+
+    assert!(at.file_exists(file1));
+    assert!(at.file_exists(file2));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_install_target_new_file() {
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    let file = "test_install_target_new_filer_file_j";
+    let dir = "test_install_target_new_file_dir_j";
+
+    at.touch(file);
+    at.mkdir(dir);
+    ucmd.arg(file).arg(format!("{}/{}", dir, file)).succeeds().no_stderr();
+
+    assert!(at.file_exists(file));
+    assert!(at.file_exists(&format!("{}/{}", dir, file)));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_install_target_new_file_failing_nonexistent_parent() {
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    let file1 = "test_install_target_new_file_failing_file_k1";
+    let file2 = "test_install_target_new_file_failing_file_k2";
+    let dir = "test_install_target_new_file_failing_dir_k";
+
+    at.touch(file1);
+
+    let err = ucmd.arg(file1).arg(format!("{}/{}", dir, file2))
+             .fails().stderr;
+
+    assert!(err.contains("not a directory"))
+}
+