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that is why you don't run random install script as root
i hate that so many tools nowadays want you to
curl | shfor installingUsing NixOS has the advantage of making me not want to touch these tools. If I can't install it reproducibly with Nix, I'll just look for an alternative :)
Glad I'm not the only one. It's always the shell apps that use annoying emojis too
Yeah pipe that shit into a file and check first unless you really really trust the project.