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## That disclaimer we promised

Some people, and somewhat rightfully so, get very upset when we tell them to
`curl | sh`. Basically, when they do this, they are trusting that the good
people who maintain Rust aren't going to hack their computer and do bad things.
That's a good instinct! If you're one of those people, please check out the
documentation on [building Rust from Source][from-source], or [the official
binary downloads][install-page].
`curl | sh`. Their concern is that `curl | sh` implicitly requires you to trust
that the good people who maintain Rust aren't going to hack your computer and
do bad things — and even having accepted that, there is still the possibility
that the Rust website has been hacked and the `rustup` script compromised.

Being wary of such possibilities is a good instinct! If you're uncomfortable
using `curl | sh` for reasons like these, please check out the documentation on
[building Rust from Source][from-source], or
[the official binary downloads][install-page].

[from-source]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust#building-from-source

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