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 ## Quickstart
 
 ``` shellsession
-$ bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/borkdude/babashka/master/install)
+$ curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/borkdude/babashka/master/install -o install-babashka
+$ chmod +x install-babashka && ./install-babashka
 $ ls | bb --time -i '(filter #(-> % io/file .isDirectory) *input*)'
 ("doc" "resources" "sci" "script" "src" "target" "test")
 bb took 4ms.