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Expand Up @@ -22,13 +22,11 @@ This is meant to reduce credential leakage and prevent accidental use of SSH / n

```bash
# build
swift build -c release
./scripts/release-build.sh

# install (user-local)
mkdir -p "$HOME/bin"
cp -f .build/release/gitw "$HOME/bin/gitw"
cp -f .build/release/gitw-askpass "$HOME/bin/gitw-askpass"
chmod 0755 "$HOME/bin/gitw" "$HOME/bin/gitw-askpass"
# install (admin-owned; required for our threat model)
sudo install -m 0755 .build/release/gitw /usr/local/bin/gitw
sudo install -m 0755 .build/release/gitw-askpass /usr/local/bin/gitw-askpass
```

## Build
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codesign -dv --verbose=4 .build/release/gitw
```

## Install (example)
## Install (required for our threat model)

```bash
sudo install -m 0755 .build/release/gitw /usr/local/bin/gitw
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