diff --git a/bin/.cvsignore b/bin/.cvsignore
index 6ddbbcb15..d885d734c 100644
--- a/bin/.cvsignore
+++ b/bin/.cvsignore
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ validate
 csvdiff
 *.ilk
 *.pdb
+cti2ctml
+install_tsc
diff --git a/bin/install_tsc.in b/bin/install_tsc.in
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..6071ff9ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/install_tsc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+#   install_ts source DEST_DIR'
+#
+#  Install a file checking the time step first
+#
+if test $# -ne 2 ; then
+  echo 'install_ts ERROR: This program requires 2 and only 2 parameters:'
+  echo '   install_ts source DEST_DIR'
+  exit -1
+fi
+lh=$1
+INCDIR=$2
+th=$(INCDIR)/"$${lh}"  ; 
+if test ! -f "${lh}" ; then
+  echo 'install_ts ERROR: the file, ' ${lh} ', does not exist' 
+  exit -1
+fi
+if test ! -f "${th}" ; then
+    if test -x "${lh}" ; then
+      @INSTALL@ -m 755 -v "${lh}" "${th}"
+    else
+      @INSTALL@ -m 644 -v "${lh}" "${th}"
+    fi
+else 
+  if test "${lh}" -nt "${th}" ; then 
+    if test -x "${lh}" ; then
+      @INSTALL@ -m 755 -v "${lh}" "${th}"
+    else
+      @INSTALL@ -m 644 -v "${lh}" "${th}"
+    fi
+  fi 
+fi
+exit 0