diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
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+#!/bin/bash 
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
+BINFILE="${SCRIPT_DIR}/target/release/ent"
+INSTALL_DIR="/usr/bin"
+
+cargo build --release 
+echo "copying ent to ${INSTALL_DIR}"
+sudo cp $BINFILE $INSTALL_DIR
+echo "ent installed to ${INSTALL_DIR}"