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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions README.md
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Expand Up @@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ For Linux using custom installer:
curl -sSL https://bit.ly/install-xq | sudo bash
```

For Linux using custom installer, changing INSTALL_DIR, without sudo:
```
curl -sSL https://bit.ly/install-xq | INSTALL_DIR=$(pwd) bash
```

For Ubuntu 22.10 or higher via package manager:
```
apt-get install xq
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10 changes: 5 additions & 5 deletions scripts/install.sh
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Expand Up @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
set -e

URL_PREFIX="https://github.com/sibprogrammer/xq"
INSTALL_DIR=/usr/local/bin/
INSTALL_DIR=${INSTALL_DIR:-/usr/local/bin}
BINARY=xq
LATEST_VERSION=$(curl -L -s -H 'Accept: application/json' $URL_PREFIX/releases/latest | sed -e 's/.*"tag_name":"v\([^"]*\)".*/\1/')
PLATFORM=$(uname -s | tr A-Z a-z)
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URL="$URL_PREFIX/releases/download/v${LATEST_VERSION}/$ARCHIVE"

echo "Installation of $BINARY"
rm -f $INSTALL_DIR$BINARY
curl -sSL "$URL" | tar xz -C $INSTALL_DIR $BINARY
chmod +x $INSTALL_DIR$BINARY
echo "Successfully installed at $INSTALL_DIR$BINARY"
rm -f $INSTALL_DIR/$BINARY
curl -sSL "$URL" | tar xz -C $INSTALL_DIR/ $BINARY
chmod +x $INSTALL_DIR/$BINARY
echo "Successfully installed at $INSTALL_DIR/$BINARY"