| # Getting Started |
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| Currently CUE can only be installed from source. |
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| ## Install CUE from source |
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| ### Prerequisites |
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| Go 1.10 or higher (see below) |
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| ### Installing CUE |
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| To download and install the `cue` command line tool run |
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| ``` |
| go get -u cuelang.org/go/cmd/cue |
| ``` |
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| And make sure the install directory is in your path. |
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| To also download the API and documentation, run |
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| ``` |
| go get -u cuelang.org/go/cue |
| ``` |
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| ### Installing Go |
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| #### Download Go |
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| You can load the binary for Windows, MacOS X, and Linux at https://golang.org/dl/. If you use a different OS you can install Go from source. |
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| #### Install Go |
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| Follow the instructions at https://golang.org/doc/install#install. |
| Make sure the go binary is in your path. |
| CUE uses Go modules, so there is no need to set up a GOPATH. |
