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+:: Converted with the help of https://daniel-sc.github.io/bash-shell-to-bat-converter/
+:: @echo off
+
+echo %USERPROFILE%
+
+:: create local ~/.antspy dir and move package data to it
+if not exist %USERPROFILE%\.antspy\ (
+  mkdir %USERPROFILE%\.antspy
+)
+COPY data\* %USERPROFILE%\.antspy
+
+:: clone ANTs and move all files into library directory
+SET antsgit=https://github.com/ANTsX/ANTs.git
+:: ANTs commit from 02-26-2025
+SET antstag=fc0589fd23826e53d51e67eb8a3f9a3d63e63a14
+echo "ANTS;%antstag%" REM UNKNOWN: {"type":"Redirect","op":{"text":">>","type":"dgreat"},"file":{"text":"./data/softwareVersions.csv","type":"Word"}}
+cd src
+echo "123"
+:: if antscore doesnt exist, create it
+if not exist "antscore\" (
+  echo "2"
+  git clone %antsgit% antsrepo
+  mkdir antscore
+  cd antsrepo
+
+  :: check out right branch
+  if exist ".git\" (
+    git checkout master
+    git pull
+    git checkout %antstag%
+  )
+  cd ..
+  COPY  antsrepo\Examples\* antscore\
+  COPY  antsrepo\Examples\include\* antscore
+  XCOPY  antsrepo\Examples\include\ antscore\include\
+  COPY  antsrepo\ImageRegistration\* antscore\
+  COPY  antsrepo\ImageSegmentation\* antscore\
+  COPY  antsrepo\Tensor\* antscore\
+  COPY  antsrepo\Temporary\* antscore\
+  COPY  antsrepo\Utilities\* antscore\
+  echo "HERE"
+
+  :: lil hack bc of stupid angled import bug in actual files
+  :: cp ReadWriteData.h antscore/ReadWriteData.h
+  :: lil hack bc ANTsVersionConfig.h is only created if you build ANTs...
+  COPY  ANTsVersionConfig.h antscore\ANTsVersionConfig.h
+)
+cd ..\..