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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# install-cursor.sh - install cursor cli coding environment
+#
+# USAGE
+#    run "./install-cursor.sh" to make sure dependencies are satisfied
+
+
+
+# install cursor cli coding environment
+# curl https://cursor.com/install -fsS | bash  # error with OpenSSL
+# wget -qO- https://cursor.com/install | bash  # error with OpenSSL
+
+