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+#!/bin/bash
+
+function error() {
+  echo -e "$(tput setaf 1)$(tput bold)$1$(tput sgr 0)"
+}
+
+# flags. default is to update with extra output and ask to exit.
+if [[ "$1" == "--version" ]] || [[ "$1" == "-v" ]]; then
+  echo -e "
+  $(tput setaf 9)###############################################
+  $(tput setaf 9)#$(tput setaf 4)$(tput bold)add-repo.sh version 1.1 by Itai-Nelken | 2021$(tput sgr 0)$(tput setaf 9)#
+  $(tput setaf 9)###############################################$(tput sgr 0)
+  "
+  exit 0
+elif [[ "$1" == "--help" ]] || [[ "$1" == "-h" ]]; then
+  echo -e "
+    $(tput setaf 6)$(tput bold)USAGE:$(tput sgr 0)
+    $(tput bold)intended usage:$(tput sgr 0)
+    wget -qO- https://itai-nelken.github.io/weekly-box86-debs/add-repo.sh | sudo bash
+    $(tput setaf 6)$(tput bold)Extra commands that have no use:$(tput sgr 0)
+    --version or -v - print version and exit.
+    --help or -h - print this help and exit.
+  "
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+#check that script is being run as root
+if [ ! "$EUID" = 0 ]; then
+    error "The script wasn't run as root!"
+    echo "$(tput bold)you NEED to run this script as root!$(tput sgr 0)"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+#check if host system is ARM
+ARCH="`uname -m`"
+if [[ "$ARCH" != "armv7l" ]] && [[ "$ARCH" != "aarch64" ]]; then
+  error "ERROR: This script is only intended for arm devices!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo -e "$(tput setaf 6)adding repo...$(tput sgr 0)"
+echo ' + echo "deb [trusted=yes] https://itai-nelken.github.io/weekly-box86-debs/debs/ /" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list > /dev/null'
+echo "deb [trusted=yes] https://itai-nelken.github.io/weekly-box86-debs/debs/ /" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list > /dev/null
+echo -e "$(tput setaf 6)running apt update...$(tput sgr 0)"
+echo " + sudo apt update"
+sudo apt update
+echo -e "$(tput setaf 2)DONE!$(tput sgr 0)"
+echo -e "$(tput setaf 6)$(tput bold)To install box86, run:$(tput sgr 0)"
+echo -e "$(tput bold)sudo apt install box86$(tput sgr 0)"