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+#!/bin/bash
+# shellcheck disable=SC2016
+# based on https://raw.githubusercontent.com/canha/golang-tools-install-script/master/install.sh
+set -e
+
+VERSION="0.0.2"
+
+OS="$(uname -s)"
+ARCH="$(uname -m)"
+
+case $OS in
+    "Linux")
+        case $ARCH in
+        "x86_64")
+            ARCH=amd64
+            ;;
+        "aarch64")
+            ARCH=arm64
+            ;;
+        "armv8")
+            ARCH=arm64
+            ;;
+        .*386.*)
+            ARCH=386
+            ;;
+        esac
+        PLATFORM="Linux_$ARCH"
+    ;;
+    "Darwin")
+          case $ARCH in
+          "x86_64")
+              ARCH=amd64
+              ;;
+          "arm64")
+              ARCH=arm64
+              ;;
+          esac
+        PLATFORM="Darwin_$ARCH"
+    ;;
+esac
+
+print_help() {
+    echo "Usage: bash install.sh OPTIONS"
+    echo -e "\nOPTIONS:"
+    echo -e "  --remove\tRemove currently installed version"
+    echo -e "  --version\tSpecify a version number to install"
+}
+
+if [ -z "$PLATFORM" ]; then
+    echo "Your operating system is not supported by the script."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" == "--remove" ]; then
+
+    exit 0
+elif [ "$1" == "--help" ]; then
+    print_help
+    exit 0
+elif [ ! -z "$1" ]; then
+    echo "Unrecognized option: $1"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# if [ -d "$GOROOT" ]; then
+#     echo "The Go install directory ($GOROOT) already exists. Exiting."
+#     exit 1
+# fi
+
+BIN_LOCATION=$HOME/.symbiosis/bin
+
+if [ ! -d "$BIN_LOCATION" ]; then
+	mkdir -p "$BIN_LOCATION"
+fi
+
+TEMP_DIRECTORY=$(mktemp -d)
+URL="https://github.com/symbiosis-cloud/cli/releases/download/v$VERSION/sym-cli_${VERSION}_$PLATFORM.tar.gz"
+
+#https://github.com/symbiosis-cloud/cli/releases/download/v0.0.2/sym-cli_0.0.2_Darwin_arm64.tar.gz
+#https://github.com/symbiosis-cloud/cli/releases/download/v0.0.2/sym-cli_Darwin_arm64.tar.gz
+
+echo "Downloading $PACKAGE_NAME ..."
+if hash wget 2>/dev/null; then
+    wget -q $URL -O "$TEMP_DIRECTORY/sym.tar.gz"
+
+else
+    curl -so "$TEMP_DIRECTORY/sym.tar.gz" $URL
+fi
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Download failed! Exiting."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Extracting File..."
+
+tar -C "$BIN_LOCATION" -xzf $TEMP_DIRECTORY/sym.tar.gz
+
+exe="$BIN_LOCATION/sym"
+rm -f "$TEMP_DIRECTORY/sym.tar.gz"
+
+shell_profile=""
+echo
+echo "Symbiosis CLI was installed successfully to $exe"
+if command -v sym >/dev/null; then
+	echo "Run 'sym --help' to get started"
+else
+
+  if [ ! -w /usr/local/bin ]; then
+    echo "Creating symlink in /usr/local/bin... asking for elevation"
+
+    rc=0
+    sudo ln -sf $exe /usr/local/bin/sym
+  else
+    ln -sf $exe /usr/local/bin/sym
+  fi
+
+
+  if ! command -v sym >/dev/null; then
+    case $SHELL in
+    /bin/zsh) shell_profile=".zshrc" ;;
+    *) shell_profile=".bashrc" ;;
+    esac
+
+    echo
+    echo "Symlink failed, probably due to access permissions. You can try running the installer again with sudo permissions."
+    echo "Manually add the directory to your \$HOME/.bashrc (or similar)"
+    echo "  export PATH=\"$BIN_LOCATION:\$PATH\""
+  else
+    echo "Run 'sym --help' to get started"
+  fi
+
+fi
+echo
+
+echo "Install completed"
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