[BUG] Failed to install Claude on MacOS, bash: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `<'
Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened Jan 13, 2026 by Daniel-Lin-S Closed Feb 27, 2026
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- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
When trying to install Claude on my MacOS 15.0.1 (M1 chip) with the official installation command,
I got "bash: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `<'"
What Should Happen?
Installation of Claude.
Error Messages/Logs
bash: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `<'
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curl: (23) Failure writing output to destination, passed 4220 returned 0Steps to Reproduce
- Open MacOS terminal
- Run
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash
Claude Model
None
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
Unknown, installation failure.
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
macOS
Terminal/Shell
Terminal.app (macOS)
Additional Information
_No response_
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