# Mac CLI installs but doesn't work

**URL:** <https://community.particle.io/t/mac-cli-installs-but-doesnt-work/61394>\
**Category:** Getting Started\
**Created:** [October 30, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/mac-cli-installs-but-doesnt-work/61394 "2021-10-30T14:04:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![ewilhelm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19b73/32.png) [@ewilhelm](https://community.particle.io/u/ewilhelm)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/mac-cli-installs-but-doesnt-work/61394/1 "2021-10-30T14:04:05Z")

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Hi,

On Mac 11.5.2, I used the command

> bash \<( curl -sL [https://particle.io/install-cli](https://particle.io/install-cli) )

and get

```auto
:::: Installing the Particle CLI for darwin to "/Users/ewilhelm/bin/particle"

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "<string>", line 1, in <module>

KeyError: 'arm'

gunzip: (stdin): unexpected end of file

:::: Done!

:::: Installing dependencies

:::: The Particle CLI uses dfu-util. Install it for your OS

:::: Done!

:::: Success!

:::: The Particle CLI has been installed to: "/Users/ewilhelm/bin"

:::: Your "/Users/ewilhelm/.zprofile" file has been updated to properly set $PATH

:::: If you previously installed the CLI with npm, run "npm uninstall -g particle-cli"

************************************************************************

**YOU MUST CLOSE AND REOPEN YOUR TERMINAL BEFORE CHANGES TAKE EFFECT**

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```

I close and reopen terminal (I even tried restarting), but when I type in Terminal

```auto
particle
particle login
particle token create

```

I get no response, just a new line in Terminal.

What is my next step?

Thanks,

Eric

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**Author:** ![nrobinson2000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/nrobinson2000/32/15624_2.png) [@nrobinson2000](https://community.particle.io/u/nrobinson2000)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/mac-cli-installs-but-doesnt-work/61394/2 "2021-10-30T21:46:50Z")

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> [@Apple M1 Support](https://community.particle.io/t/apple-m1-support/59403/3):
>
> for Particle tools (and in general ime) in the terminal, the key is to check the “Open using Rosetta” option

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/particle/original/3X/6/4/64635adccc35238caa19e9b553ec3e98b163d026.png) [@system](https://community.particle.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2022, 9:47am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/mac-cli-installs-but-doesnt-work/61394/3 "2022-05-01T09:47:36Z")

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