diff --git a/Manual.md b/Manual.md
index 584ab879bf7..f7fd6fa104d 100644
--- a/Manual.md
+++ b/Manual.md
@@ -166,6 +166,36 @@ The optional 4th argument can be used to change the `file name`.
 
 	Creates a directory in the pkg `$DESTDIR`. The 2nd optional argument sets the mode of the directory.
 
+- *vbin()* `vbin <file> [<name>]`
+
+	Installs `file` into usr/bin in the pkg `$DESTDIR` with the
+	permissions 0755. The optional 2nd argument can be used to change
+	the `file name`.
+
+- *vman()* `vman <file> <section> [<name>]`
+
+	Installs `file` into usr/share/man/<section> in the pkg
+	`$DESTDIR`. The optional 3rd argument can be used to change the
+	`file name`.
+
+- *vdoc()* `vdoc <file> [<name>]`
+
+	Installs `file` into usr/share/doc/<pkgname> in the pkg
+	`$DESTDIR`. The optional 2nd argument can be used to change the
+	`file name`.
+
+- *vsconf()* `vsconf <file> [<name>]`
+
+	Installs `file` into usr/share/examples/<pkgname> in the pkg
+	`$DESTDIR`. The optional 2nd argument can be used to change the
+	`file name`.
+
+- *vlicense()* `vlicense <file> [<name>]`
+
+	Installs `file` into usr/share/licenses/<pkgname> in the pkg
+	`$DESTDIR`. The optional 2nd argument can be used to change the
+	`file name`.
+
 > Shell wildcards must be properly quoted, i.e `vmove "usr/lib/*.a"`.
 
 ### Global variables
diff --git a/common/helpers/install.sh b/common/helpers/install.sh
index 0546f0b7a1b..f62ea5de946 100644
--- a/common/helpers/install.sh
+++ b/common/helpers/install.sh
@@ -13,10 +13,66 @@ _noglob_helper() {
 }
 
 # Apply _noglob to v* commands
-for cmd in vinstall vcopy vmove vmkdir; do
+for cmd in vinstall vcopy vmove vmkdir vbin vman vdoc vsconf vlicense; do
        alias ${cmd}="set -f; _noglob_helper _${cmd}"
 done
 
+_vbin() {
+	local file="$1" targetfile="$2"
+
+	if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+		msg_red "$pkgver: vbin: 1 argument expected: <file>\n"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	vinstall "$file" 755 usr/bin "$targetfile"
+}
+
+_vman() {
+	local file="$1" section="$2" targetfile="$3"
+
+	if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
+		msg_red "$pkgver: vman: 2 arguments expected: <file> <section>\n"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	vmkdir "usr/share/man/${section}"
+	vinstall "$file" 644 "usr/share/man/${section}" "$3"
+}
+
+_vdoc() {
+	local file="$1" targetfile="$2"
+
+	if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+		msg_red "$pkgver: vdoc: 1 argument expected: <file>\n"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	vinstall "$file" 644 "usr/share/doc/${pkgname}" "$targetfile"
+}
+
+_vsconf() {
+	local file="$1" targetfile="$2"
+
+	if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+		msg_red "$pkgver: vsconf: 1 argument expected: <file>\n"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	vinstall "$file" 644 "usr/share/examples/${pkgname}" "$targetfile"
+}
+
+_vlicense() {
+	local file="$1" targetfile="$2"
+
+	if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+		msg_red "$pkgver: vlicense: 1 argument expected: <file>\n"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	vinstall "$file" 644 "usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}" "$targetfile"
+}
+
 _vinstall() {
 	local file="$1" mode="$2" targetdir="$3" targetfile="$4"
 	local _destdir=