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Installing the Aspera CLI

Download the Aspera CLI package from the Aspera website.
Run the installation script:
aspera-cli-x.x.x.xxx.xxxxxxx-mac-xx.x-64-release.sh

The script places the Aspera CLI in the $HOME/Library/Aspera directory.
Note: If you have a previous installation of the aspera command-line client, note that the default installation directory has changed.
[Optional] To install the Aspera CLI in your PATH, run the following command:
```
$ export PATH=~/Applications/Aspera\ CLI/bin:$PATH
```

[Optional] To install the man pages, run the following command:

$ export MANPATH=~/Applications/Aspera\ CLI/share/man:$MANPATH

[Optional] To set an environment variable with the value of your password, to be used with all aspera client commands, run the following command:
```
$ export ASPERA_PASS=mypassword
```