Installing Binaries or MacOS / Linux

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Step by step instructions on how to install binaries on MacOS Newbie Mistakes: Don't copy the folder of your binary, only the binary itself (ie: bin/myfancybinary)

1# Download
2curl -o kubectl https://amazon-eks.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/1.10.3/2018-06-05/bin/darwin/amd64/kubectl
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4# Verify Download
5curl -o kubectl.md5 https://amazon-eks.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/1.10.3/2018-06-05/bin/darwin/amd64/kubectl.md5
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7# Apply +X permissions
8chmod +x ./kubectl
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10# Copy the binary to a folder in your $PATH.
11cp ./kubectl $HOME/bin/kubectl && export PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH
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13# Add the $HOME/bin path to your shell initialization file so that it is configured when you open a shell.
14## MacOs
15echo 'export PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bash_profile
16## Linux
17echo 'export PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
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19# Run Command
20kubectl version --short --client
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Created on 7/9/2018