diff --git a/install b/install
index 99695bdd14941d0eb48e7c1b50a2a76e2b2aadae..b81c5e1867c84080cdb863ccd847b7e936ecbb0b 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-#! /bin/bash
+#!/bin/bash
+
+short_date=$(/bin/date +%m%d%y)
+exec 2>>"install$short_date.log"
+set -x
 
 source script/help
 source script/discover_os