diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index e138cd66152a..22728d6a0b1a 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -389,3 +389,8 @@ pkgs/by-name/lx/lxc*                    @adamcstephens
 /pkgs/os-specific/linux/checkpolicy @RossComputerGuy
 /pkgs/os-specific/linux/libselinux  @RossComputerGuy
 /pkgs/os-specific/linux/libsepol    @RossComputerGuy
+
+# installShellFiles
+/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/*     @Ericson2314
+/pkgs/test/install-shell-files/*         @Ericson2314
+/doc/hooks/installShellFiles.section.md  @Ericson2314
diff --git a/doc/hooks/installShellFiles.section.md b/doc/hooks/installShellFiles.section.md
index 9be67d57bfc6..edaea5895a3b 100644
--- a/doc/hooks/installShellFiles.section.md
+++ b/doc/hooks/installShellFiles.section.md
@@ -1,16 +1,79 @@
 # `installShellFiles` {#installshellfiles}
 
-This hook helps with installing manpages and shell completion files. It exposes 2 shell functions `installManPage` and `installShellCompletion` that can be used from your `postInstall` hook.
+This hook adds helpers that install artifacts like executable files, manpages
+and shell completions.
 
-The `installManPage` function takes one or more paths to manpages to install. The manpages must have a section suffix, and may optionally be compressed (with `.gz` suffix). This function will place them into the correct `share/man/man<section>/` directory, in [`outputMan`](#outputman).
+It exposes the following functions that can be used from your `postInstall`
+hook:
 
-The `installShellCompletion` function takes one or more paths to shell completion files. By default it will autodetect the shell type from the completion file extension, but you may also specify it by passing one of `--bash`, `--fish`, or `--zsh`. These flags apply to all paths listed after them (up until another shell flag is given). Each path may also have a custom installation name provided by providing a flag `--name NAME` before the path. If this flag is not provided, zsh completions will be renamed automatically such that `foobar.zsh` becomes `_foobar`. A root name may be provided for all paths using the flag `--cmd NAME`; this synthesizes the appropriate name depending on the shell (e.g. `--cmd foo` will synthesize the name `foo.bash` for bash and `_foo` for zsh).
+## `installBin` {#installshellfiles-installbin}
+
+The `installBin` function takes one or more paths to files to install as
+executable files.
+
+This function will place them into [`outputBin`](#outputbin).
+
+### Example Usage {#installshellfiles-installbin-exampleusage}
+
+```nix
+{
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+
+  # Sometimes the file has an undersirable name. It should be renamed before
+  # being installed via installBin
+  postInstall = ''
+    mv a.out delmar
+    installBin foobar delmar
+  '';
+}
+```
+
+## `installManPage` {#installshellfiles-installmanpage}
+
+The `installManPage` function takes one or more paths to manpages to install.
+
+The manpages must have a section suffix, and may optionally be compressed (with
+`.gz` suffix). This function will place them into the correct
+`share/man/man<section>/` directory in [`outputMan`](#outputman).
+
+### Example Usage {#installshellfiles-installmanpage-exampleusage}
+
+```nix
+{
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+
+  # Sometimes the manpage file has an undersirable name; e.g. it conflicts with
+  # another software with an equal name. It should be renamed before being
+  # installed via installManPage
+  postInstall = ''
+    mv fromsea.3 delmar.3
+    installManPage foobar.1 delmar.3
+  '';
+}
+```
+
+## `installShellCompletion` {#installshellfiles-installshellcompletion}
+
+The `installShellCompletion` function takes one or more paths to shell
+completion files.
+
+By default it will autodetect the shell type from the completion file extension,
+but you may also specify it by passing one of `--bash`, `--fish`, or
+`--zsh`. These flags apply to all paths listed after them (up until another
+shell flag is given). Each path may also have a custom installation name
+provided by providing a flag `--name NAME` before the path. If this flag is not
+provided, zsh completions will be renamed automatically such that `foobar.zsh`
+becomes `_foobar`. A root name may be provided for all paths using the flag
+`--cmd NAME`; this synthesizes the appropriate name depending on the shell
+(e.g. `--cmd foo` will synthesize the name `foo.bash` for bash and `_foo` for
+zsh).
+
+### Example Usage {#installshellfiles-installshellcompletion-exampleusage}
 
 ```nix
 {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
   postInstall = ''
-    installManPage doc/foobar.1 doc/barfoo.3
     # explicit behavior
     installShellCompletion --bash --name foobar.bash share/completions.bash
     installShellCompletion --fish --name foobar.fish share/completions.fish
@@ -21,9 +84,17 @@ The `installShellCompletion` function takes one or more paths to shell completio
 }
 ```
 
-The path may also be a fifo or named fd (such as produced by `<(cmd)`), in which case the shell and name must be provided (see below).
+The path may also be a fifo or named fd (such as produced by `<(cmd)`), in which
+case the shell and name must be provided (see below).
 
-If the destination shell completion file is not actually present or consists of zero bytes after calling `installShellCompletion` this is treated as a build failure. In particular, if completion files are not vendored but are generated by running an executable, this is likely to fail in cross compilation scenarios. The result will be a zero byte completion file and hence a build failure. To prevent this, guard the completion commands against this, e.g.
+If the destination shell completion file is not actually present or consists of
+zero bytes after calling `installShellCompletion` this is treated as a build
+failure. In particular, if completion files are not vendored but are generated
+by running an executable, this is likely to fail in cross compilation
+scenarios. The result will be a zero byte completion file and hence a build
+failure. To prevent this, guard the completion generation commands.
+
+### Example Usage {#installshellfiles-installshellcompletion-exampleusage-guarded}
 
 ```nix
 {
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/install-shell-files/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/install-shell-files/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index d50661ddc65d..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/build-support/install-shell-files/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-{ makeSetupHook, tests }:
-
-# See the header comment in ../setup-hooks/install-shell-files.sh for example usage.
-let
-  setupHook = makeSetupHook { name = "install-shell-files"; } ../setup-hooks/install-shell-files.sh;
-in
-
-setupHook.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: {
-  passthru = (oldAttrs.passthru or {}) // {
-    tests = tests.install-shell-files;
-  };
-})
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f1cf436a9b79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  callPackage,
+  makeSetupHook,
+}:
+
+# See the header comment in ./setup-hook.sh for example usage.
+makeSetupHook {
+  name = "install-shell-files";
+  passthru = {
+    tests = lib.packagesFromDirectoryRecursive {
+      inherit callPackage;
+      directory = ./tests;
+    };
+  };
+} ./setup-hook.sh
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/install-shell-files.sh b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/setup-hook.sh
similarity index 78%
rename from pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/install-shell-files.sh
rename to pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/setup-hook.sh
index 4f4e215da4df..b34893916541 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/install-shell-files.sh
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/setup-hook.sh
@@ -24,19 +24,17 @@
 installManPage() {
     local path
     for path in "$@"; do
-        if (( "${NIX_DEBUG:-0}" >= 1 )); then
-            echo "installManPage: installing $path"
-        fi
         if test -z "$path"; then
-            echo "installManPage: error: path cannot be empty" >&2
+            nixErrorLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: path cannot be empty"
             return 1
         fi
+        nixInfoLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: installing $path"
         local basename
         basename=$(stripHash "$path") # use stripHash in case it's a nix store path
         local trimmed=${basename%.gz} # don't get fooled by compressed manpages
         local suffix=${trimmed##*.}
         if test -z "$suffix" -o "$suffix" = "$trimmed"; then
-            echo "installManPage: error: path missing manpage section suffix: $path" >&2
+            nixErrorLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: path missing manpage section suffix: $path"
             return 1
         fi
         local outRoot
@@ -45,7 +43,8 @@ installManPage() {
         else
             outRoot=${!outputMan:?}
         fi
-        install -Dm644 -T "$path" "${outRoot}/share/man/man$suffix/$basename" || return
+        local outPath="${outRoot}/share/man/man$suffix/$basename"
+        install -D --mode=644 --no-target-directory "$path" "$outPath"
     done
 }
 
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ installShellCompletion() {
             --name)
                 name=$1
                 shift || {
-                    echo 'installShellCompletion: error: --name flag expected an argument' >&2
+                    nixErrorLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: --name flag expected an argument"
                     return 1
                 }
                 continue;;
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ installShellCompletion() {
             --cmd)
                 cmdname=$1
                 shift || {
-                    echo 'installShellCompletion: error: --cmd flag expected an argument' >&2
+                    nixErrorLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: --cmd flag expected an argument"
                     return 1
                 }
                 continue;;
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ installShellCompletion() {
                 cmdname=${arg#--cmd=}
                 continue;;
             --?*)
-                echo "installShellCompletion: warning: unknown flag ${arg%%=*}" >&2
+                nixWarnLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: unknown flag ${arg%%=*}"
                 retval=2
                 continue;;
             --)
@@ -136,23 +135,21 @@ installShellCompletion() {
                 continue;;
             esac
         fi
-        if (( "${NIX_DEBUG:-0}" >= 1 )); then
-            echo "installShellCompletion: installing $arg${name:+ as $name}"
-        fi
+        nixInfoLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: installing $arg${name:+ as $name}"
         # if we get here, this is a path or named pipe
         # Identify shell and output name
         local curShell=$shell
         local outName=''
         if [[ -z "$arg" ]]; then
-            echo "installShellCompletion: error: empty path is not allowed" >&2
+            nixErrorLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: empty path is not allowed"
             return 1
         elif [[ -p "$arg" ]]; then
             # this is a named fd or fifo
             if [[ -z "$curShell" ]]; then
-                echo "installShellCompletion: error: named pipe requires one of --bash, --fish, or --zsh" >&2
+                nixErrorLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: named pipe requires one of --bash, --fish, or --zsh"
                 return 1
             elif [[ -z "$name" && -z "$cmdname" ]]; then
-                echo "installShellCompletion: error: named pipe requires one of --cmd or --name" >&2
+                nixErrorLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: named pipe requires one of --cmd or --name"
                 return 1
             fi
         else
@@ -168,10 +165,10 @@ installShellCompletion() {
                 *)
                     if [[ "$argbase" = _* && "$argbase" != *.* ]]; then
                         # probably zsh
-                        echo "installShellCompletion: warning: assuming path \`$arg' is zsh; please specify with --zsh" >&2
+                        nixWarnLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: assuming path \`$arg' is zsh; please specify with --zsh"
                         curShell=zsh
                     else
-                        echo "installShellCompletion: warning: unknown shell for path: $arg" >&2
+                        nixWarnLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: unknown shell for path: $arg" >&2
                         retval=2
                         continue
                     fi;;
@@ -188,7 +185,7 @@ installShellCompletion() {
             zsh) outName=_$cmdname;;
             *)
                 # Our list of shells is out of sync with the flags we accept or extensions we detect.
-                echo 'installShellCompletion: internal error' >&2
+                nixErrorLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: internal: shell $curShell not recognized"
                 return 1;;
             esac
         fi
@@ -206,7 +203,7 @@ installShellCompletion() {
             fi;;
         *)
             # Our list of shells is out of sync with the flags we accept or extensions we detect.
-            echo 'installShellCompletion: internal error' >&2
+            nixErrorLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: internal: shell $curShell not recognized"
             return 1;;
         esac
         # Install file
@@ -217,19 +214,43 @@ installShellCompletion() {
             mkdir -p "$outDir" \
             && cat "$arg" > "$outPath"
         else
-            install -Dm644 -T "$arg" "$outPath"
-        fi || return
+            install -D --mode=644 --no-target-directory "$arg" "$outPath"
+        fi
 
         if [ ! -s "$outPath" ]; then
-            echo "installShellCompletion: error: installed shell completion file \`$outPath' does not exist or has zero size" >&2
+            nixErrorLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: installed shell completion file \`$outPath' does not exist or has zero size"
             return 1
         fi
         # Clear the per-path flags
         name=
     done
     if [[ -n "$name" ]]; then
-        echo 'installShellCompletion: error: --name flag given with no path' >&2
+        nixErrorLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: --name flag given with no path" >&2
         return 1
     fi
     return $retval
 }
+
+# installBin <path> [...<path>]
+#
+# Install each argument to $outputBin
+installBin() {
+    local path
+    for path in "$@"; do
+        if test -z "$path"; then
+            nixErrorLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: path cannot be empty"
+            return 1
+        fi
+        nixInfoLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: installing $path"
+
+        local basename
+        # use stripHash in case it's a nix store path
+        basename=$(stripHash "$path")
+
+        local outRoot
+        outRoot=${!outputBin:?}
+
+        local outPath="${outRoot}/bin/$basename"
+        install -D --mode=755 --no-target-directory "$path" "${outRoot}/bin/$basename"
+    done
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-bin-output.nix b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-bin-output.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..900f1eaa7e71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-bin-output.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  installShellFiles,
+  runCommandLocal,
+}:
+
+runCommandLocal "install-shell-files--install-bin-output"
+  {
+    outputs = [
+      "out"
+      "bin"
+    ];
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+    meta.platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+  }
+  ''
+    mkdir -p bin
+    echo "echo hello za warudo" > bin/hello
+    echo "echo amigo me gusta mucho" > bin/amigo
+
+    installBin bin/*
+
+    # assert it didn't go into $out
+    [[ ! -f $out/bin/amigo ]]
+    [[ ! -f $out/bin/hello ]]
+
+    cmp bin/amigo ''${!outputBin}/bin/amigo
+    cmp bin/hello ''${!outputBin}/bin/hello
+
+    touch $out
+  ''
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-bin.nix b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-bin.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ba00c59b21be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-bin.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  installShellFiles,
+  runCommandLocal,
+}:
+
+runCommandLocal "install-shell-files--install-bin"
+  {
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+    meta.platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+  }
+  ''
+    mkdir -p bin
+    echo "echo hello za warudo" > bin/hello
+    echo "echo amigo me gusta mucho" > bin/amigo
+
+    installBin bin/*
+
+    cmp bin/amigo $out/bin/amigo
+    cmp bin/hello $out/bin/hello
+  ''
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-completion-cmd.nix b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-completion-cmd.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a8687ccc2c7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-completion-cmd.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  installShellFiles,
+  runCommandLocal,
+}:
+
+runCommandLocal "install-shell-files--install-completion-cmd"
+  {
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+    meta.platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+  }
+  ''
+    echo foo > foo.bash
+    echo bar > bar.zsh
+    echo baz > baz.fish
+    echo qux > qux.fish
+
+    installShellCompletion --cmd foobar --bash foo.bash --zsh bar.zsh --fish baz.fish --name qux qux.fish
+
+    cmp foo.bash $out/share/bash-completion/completions/foobar.bash
+    cmp bar.zsh $out/share/zsh/site-functions/_foobar
+    cmp baz.fish $out/share/fish/vendor_completions.d/foobar.fish
+    cmp qux.fish $out/share/fish/vendor_completions.d/qux
+  ''
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-completion-fifo.nix b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-completion-fifo.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2c777f0fb68a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-completion-fifo.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  installShellFiles,
+  runCommandLocal,
+}:
+
+runCommandLocal "install-shell-files--install-completion-fifo"
+  {
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+    meta.platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+  }
+  ''
+    installShellCompletion \
+      --bash --name foo.bash <(echo foo) \
+      --zsh --name _foo <(echo bar) \
+      --fish --name foo.fish <(echo baz)
+
+    [[ $(<$out/share/bash-completion/completions/foo.bash) == foo ]] || { echo "foo.bash comparison failed"; exit 1; }
+    [[ $(<$out/share/zsh/site-functions/_foo) == bar ]] || { echo "_foo comparison failed"; exit 1; }
+    [[ $(<$out/share/fish/vendor_completions.d/foo.fish) == baz ]] || { echo "foo.fish comparison failed"; exit 1; }
+  ''
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-completion-inference.nix b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-completion-inference.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9a51965ccecb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-completion-inference.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  installShellFiles,
+  runCommandLocal,
+}:
+
+runCommandLocal "install-shell-files--install-completion-inference"
+  {
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+    meta.platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+  }
+  ''
+    echo foo > foo.bash
+    echo bar > bar.zsh
+    echo baz > baz.fish
+
+    installShellCompletion foo.bash bar.zsh baz.fish
+
+    cmp foo.bash $out/share/bash-completion/completions/foo.bash
+    cmp bar.zsh $out/share/zsh/site-functions/_bar
+    cmp baz.fish $out/share/fish/vendor_completions.d/baz.fish
+  ''
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-completion-name.nix b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-completion-name.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2473318dee2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-completion-name.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  installShellFiles,
+  runCommandLocal,
+}:
+
+runCommandLocal "install-shell-files--install-completion-name"
+  {
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+    meta.platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+  }
+  ''
+    echo foo > foo
+    echo bar > bar
+    echo baz > baz
+
+    installShellCompletion --bash --name foobar.bash foo --zsh --name _foobar bar --fish baz
+
+    cmp foo $out/share/bash-completion/completions/foobar.bash
+    cmp bar $out/share/zsh/site-functions/_foobar
+    cmp baz $out/share/fish/vendor_completions.d/baz
+  ''
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-completion-output.nix b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-completion-output.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..380b241e4f01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-completion-output.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  installShellFiles,
+  runCommandLocal,
+}:
+
+runCommandLocal "install-shell-files--install-completion-output"
+  {
+    outputs = [
+      "out"
+      "bin"
+    ];
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+    meta.platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+  }
+  ''
+    echo foo > foo
+
+    installShellCompletion --bash foo
+
+    # assert it didn't go into $out
+    [[ ! -f $out/share/bash-completion/completions/foo ]]
+
+    cmp foo ''${!outputBin:?}/share/bash-completion/completions/foo
+
+    touch $out
+  ''
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-completion.nix b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-completion.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2738dd647f56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-completion.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  installShellFiles,
+  runCommandLocal,
+}:
+
+runCommandLocal "install-shell-files--install-completion"
+  {
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+    meta.platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+  }
+  ''
+    echo foo > foo
+    echo bar > bar
+    echo baz > baz
+    echo qux > qux.zsh
+    echo quux > quux
+
+    installShellCompletion --bash foo bar --zsh baz qux.zsh --fish quux
+
+    cmp foo $out/share/bash-completion/completions/foo
+    cmp bar $out/share/bash-completion/completions/bar
+    cmp baz $out/share/zsh/site-functions/_baz
+    cmp qux.zsh $out/share/zsh/site-functions/_qux
+    cmp quux $out/share/fish/vendor_completions.d/quux
+  ''
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-manpage-outputs.nix b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-manpage-outputs.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4e249a9e5061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-manpage-outputs.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  installShellFiles,
+  runCommandLocal,
+}:
+
+runCommandLocal "install-shell-files--install-manpage-outputs"
+  {
+    outputs = [
+      "out"
+      "man"
+      "devman"
+    ];
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+    meta.platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+  }
+  ''
+    mkdir -p doc
+    echo foo > doc/foo.1
+    echo bar > doc/bar.3
+
+    installManPage doc/*
+
+    # assert they didn't go into $out
+    [[ ! -f $out/share/man/man1/foo.1 && ! -f $out/share/man/man3/bar.3 ]]
+
+    # foo.1 alone went into man
+    cmp doc/foo.1 ''${!outputMan:?}/share/man/man1/foo.1
+    [[ ! -f ''${!outputMan:?}/share/man/man3/bar.3 ]]
+
+    # bar.3 alone went into devman
+    cmp doc/bar.3 ''${!outputDevman:?}/share/man/man3/bar.3
+    [[ ! -f ''${!outputDevman:?}/share/man/man1/foo.1 ]]
+
+    touch $out
+  ''
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-manpage.nix b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-manpage.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7b67d0aed94c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-manpage.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  installShellFiles,
+  runCommandLocal,
+}:
+
+runCommandLocal "install-shell-files--install-manpage"
+  {
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+    meta.platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+  }
+  ''
+    mkdir -p doc
+    echo foo > doc/foo.1
+    echo bar > doc/bar.2.gz
+    echo baz > doc/baz.3
+
+    installManPage doc/*
+
+    cmp doc/foo.1 $out/share/man/man1/foo.1
+    cmp doc/bar.2.gz $out/share/man/man2/bar.2.gz
+    cmp doc/baz.3 $out/share/man/man3/baz.3
+  ''
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/na/nawk/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/na/nawk/package.nix
index cb8766c8c6b0..d2132c25f277 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/na/nawk/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/na/nawk/package.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
-    install -Dm755 a.out "$out/bin/nawk"
+    mv a.out nawk
+    installBin nawk
     mv awk.1 nawk.1
     installManPage nawk.1
     runHook postInstall
diff --git a/pkgs/test/install-shell-files/default.nix b/pkgs/test/install-shell-files/default.nix
index aef5acc1de6b..21894698fe1b 100644
--- a/pkgs/test/install-shell-files/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/test/install-shell-files/default.nix
@@ -1,125 +1,3 @@
-{ lib, runCommandLocal, recurseIntoAttrs, installShellFiles }:
+{ installShellFiles }:
 
-let
-  runTest = name: env: buildCommand:
-    runCommandLocal "install-shell-files--${name}" ({
-      nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
-      meta.platforms = lib.platforms.all;
-    } // env) buildCommand;
-in
-
-recurseIntoAttrs {
-  # installManPage
-
-  install-manpage = runTest "install-manpage" {} ''
-    mkdir -p doc
-    echo foo > doc/foo.1
-    echo bar > doc/bar.2.gz
-    echo baz > doc/baz.3
-
-    installManPage doc/*
-
-    cmp doc/foo.1 $out/share/man/man1/foo.1
-    cmp doc/bar.2.gz $out/share/man/man2/bar.2.gz
-    cmp doc/baz.3 $out/share/man/man3/baz.3
-  '';
-  install-manpage-outputs = runTest "install-manpage-outputs" {
-    outputs = [ "out" "man" "devman" ];
-  } ''
-    mkdir -p doc
-    echo foo > doc/foo.1
-    echo bar > doc/bar.3
-
-    installManPage doc/*
-
-    # assert they didn't go into $out
-    [[ ! -f $out/share/man/man1/foo.1 && ! -f $out/share/man/man3/bar.3 ]]
-
-    # foo.1 alone went into man
-    cmp doc/foo.1 ''${!outputMan:?}/share/man/man1/foo.1
-    [[ ! -f ''${!outputMan:?}/share/man/man3/bar.3 ]]
-
-    # bar.3 alone went into devman
-    cmp doc/bar.3 ''${!outputDevman:?}/share/man/man3/bar.3
-    [[ ! -f ''${!outputDevman:?}/share/man/man1/foo.1 ]]
-
-    touch $out
-  '';
-
-  # installShellCompletion
-
-  install-completion = runTest "install-completion" {} ''
-    echo foo > foo
-    echo bar > bar
-    echo baz > baz
-    echo qux > qux.zsh
-    echo quux > quux
-
-    installShellCompletion --bash foo bar --zsh baz qux.zsh --fish quux
-
-    cmp foo $out/share/bash-completion/completions/foo
-    cmp bar $out/share/bash-completion/completions/bar
-    cmp baz $out/share/zsh/site-functions/_baz
-    cmp qux.zsh $out/share/zsh/site-functions/_qux
-    cmp quux $out/share/fish/vendor_completions.d/quux
-  '';
-  install-completion-output = runTest "install-completion-output" {
-    outputs = [ "out" "bin" ];
-  } ''
-    echo foo > foo
-
-    installShellCompletion --bash foo
-
-    # assert it didn't go into $out
-    [[ ! -f $out/share/bash-completion/completions/foo ]]
-
-    cmp foo ''${!outputBin:?}/share/bash-completion/completions/foo
-
-    touch $out
-  '';
-  install-completion-name = runTest "install-completion-name" {} ''
-    echo foo > foo
-    echo bar > bar
-    echo baz > baz
-
-    installShellCompletion --bash --name foobar.bash foo --zsh --name _foobar bar --fish baz
-
-    cmp foo $out/share/bash-completion/completions/foobar.bash
-    cmp bar $out/share/zsh/site-functions/_foobar
-    cmp baz $out/share/fish/vendor_completions.d/baz
-  '';
-  install-completion-inference = runTest "install-completion-inference" {} ''
-    echo foo > foo.bash
-    echo bar > bar.zsh
-    echo baz > baz.fish
-
-    installShellCompletion foo.bash bar.zsh baz.fish
-
-    cmp foo.bash $out/share/bash-completion/completions/foo.bash
-    cmp bar.zsh $out/share/zsh/site-functions/_bar
-    cmp baz.fish $out/share/fish/vendor_completions.d/baz.fish
-  '';
-  install-completion-cmd = runTest "install-completion-cmd" {} ''
-    echo foo > foo.bash
-    echo bar > bar.zsh
-    echo baz > baz.fish
-    echo qux > qux.fish
-
-    installShellCompletion --cmd foobar --bash foo.bash --zsh bar.zsh --fish baz.fish --name qux qux.fish
-
-    cmp foo.bash $out/share/bash-completion/completions/foobar.bash
-    cmp bar.zsh $out/share/zsh/site-functions/_foobar
-    cmp baz.fish $out/share/fish/vendor_completions.d/foobar.fish
-    cmp qux.fish $out/share/fish/vendor_completions.d/qux
-  '';
-  install-completion-fifo = runTest "install-completion-fifo" {} ''
-    installShellCompletion \
-      --bash --name foo.bash <(echo foo) \
-      --zsh --name _foo <(echo bar) \
-      --fish --name foo.fish <(echo baz)
-
-    [[ $(<$out/share/bash-completion/completions/foo.bash) == foo ]] || { echo "foo.bash comparison failed"; exit 1; }
-    [[ $(<$out/share/zsh/site-functions/_foo) == bar ]] || { echo "_foo comparison failed"; exit 1; }
-    [[ $(<$out/share/fish/vendor_completions.d/foo.fish) == baz ]] || { echo "foo.fish comparison failed"; exit 1; }
-  '';
-}
+installShellFiles.tests
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 3233eb4e6c56..2d61b6eca95c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1204,8 +1204,6 @@ with pkgs;
     inherit url;
   };
 
-  installShellFiles = callPackage ../build-support/install-shell-files { };
-
   lazydocker = callPackage ../tools/misc/lazydocker { };
 
   ld-is-cc-hook = makeSetupHook { name = "ld-is-cc-hook"; }