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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -ex
+
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
+
+mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/share/boco"
+cargo build --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl -p boco-init
+
+target_dir="${CARGO_TARGET_DIR:-target}"
+cp "$target_dir/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/boco-init" "$HOME/.local/share/boco/"
+