What operating system do you have? It seems like your `read` command does not support the `-n` argument - but that's not the point, I really need to work on removing installation friction.

If you have git and cargo installed (needed anyway), you can try:

    # project structure
    cd ~
    mkdir .aspen
    cd .aspen
    mkdir bin
    # download
    git clone https://github.com/vrtbl/passerine
    git clone https://github.com/vrtbl/aspen
    # build
    cd aspen
    cargo build --release
    mv target/release/aspen bin
    # source
    echo "export PATH="~/.aspen/bin:$PATH" >> ~/.profile
    

Restart your shell, and it should work. Type `aspen` and hit enter and see if you get a help message with version 0.4.0. If you have any more issues, reach out on the Discord server so we can reach a more permanent solution (if you haven't already).