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if [ "$OS" = windows ]; then if [ "$OS" = windows ]; then
cat <<EOF cat <<EOF
We currently do not have a .msi for proper installation on Windows so this release is We currently do not have a .msi for automatic installation on Windows so this release is
structured the same as our Unix releases. You can still install on Windows still though structured the same as our Unix releases.
with [MSYS2](https://www.msys2.org/) which emulates a Linux shell for Windows. It also
enables d2 to show colors in its output. Easiest way to use d2 on Windows is to just cd into the bin directory of this release
and invoke d2 like ./d2.exe <full-input-file-path>
You can install on Windows with [MSYS2](https://www.msys2.org/) which emulates a Linux
shell for Windows. It also enables d2 to show colors in its output.
But if you must install on Windows without MSYS2, for now you'll have to add the d2 binary But if you must install on Windows without MSYS2, for now you'll have to add the d2 binary
in \`./bin/d2.exe\` to your \`\$PATH\` manually. You can also add the \`./bin\` directory in \`./bin/d2.exe\` to your \`\$PATH\` manually. Or you can add the \`./bin\` directory to
to your \`\$PATH\`. your \`\$PATH\`.
See https://www.wikihow.com/Change-the-PATH-Environment-Variable-on-Windows See https://www.wikihow.com/Change-the-PATH-Environment-Variable-on-Windows
See https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/blob/master/docs/INSTALL.md#windows See https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/blob/master/docs/INSTALL.md#windows