diff --git a/install/install_startup.sh b/install/install_startup.sh
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-#!/bin/bash
-
-# file: install_startup.sh
-# purpose:
-#     install Bluesky IPython startup directory
-#     with default instrument package into `pwd`
-#     (within a IPython profile directory).
-#
-# EXAMPLE
-#     cd ~/.ipython-bluesky/profile_bluesky
-#     path/to/install_startup.sh 45ID WNI wnicat
-#
-# (base) jemian@wow ~/.ipython/profile_testing $ /home/beams/JEMIAN/Documents/projects/BCDA-APS/use_bluesky/install/install_startup.sh 45ID WNI wnicat
-# Extracting instrument package template: '/home/beams1/JEMIAN/Documents/projects/BCDA-APS/use_bluesky/install/2021_1_startup.tar.gz'
-# Installing to IPython profile directory: '/home/beams1/JEMIAN/.ipython/profile_testing/profile_testing'
-# setting beam line name: 45ID
-# setting instrument name: WNI
-# setting databroker catalog: wnicat
-# editing starter shell script: /home/beams1/JEMIAN/.ipython/profile_testing/startup/blueskyStarter.sh
-# IPython directory: /home/beams1/JEMIAN/.ipython
-# IPython profile: testing
-
-
-# assumes tarball is in same directory as this bash script
-export TARNAME=2021_1_startup.tar.gz
-export STARTUP_TARBALL="$(realpath $(dirname $0))/${TARNAME}"
-# or get from web site
-export REPO=https://github.com/BCDA-APS/use_bluesky
-export STARTUP_URL="${REPO}/raw/main/install/${TARNAME}"
-
-# pip hangs after running any command 
-# https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/9061
-export PYTHON_KEYRING_BACKEND=keyring.backends.null.Keyring
-
-
-function show_usage() {
-    echo "usage: $0 BEAMLINE INSTRUMENT CATALOG"
-}
-
-function perform_installation_tasks() {
-    path=$(basename $(realpath $(pwd)))
-    if [[ "$(echo $path | cut -f 1 -d '_')" != "profile" ]]; then
-        echo "Not an IPython profile directory: '${path}'"
-        echo "No installation."
-        return
-    fi
-    # Will only proceed if in IPython configuration directory
-    # Name style: profile_ABCDEFG
-    PROFILE=$(echo $path | cut -f 2 -d '_')
-    IPATH=$(dirname $(realpath $(dirname ${path})))
-
-    if [ -d "startup" ]; then
-        echo "Existing 'startup'.  Will not modify."
-        return
-        # /bin/rm -rf ./startup
-    fi
-
-    if [ -f "${STARTUP_TARBALL}" ]; then
-        echo "Extracting instrument package template: '${STARTUP_TARBALL}'"
-        tar xzf ${STARTUP_TARBALL}
-    else
-        # If can't get the tarball locally, then get from URL
-        echo "Extracting instrument package template: '${STARTUP_URL}'"
-        wget ${STARTUP_URL} ./
-        tar xzf ${TARNAME}
-        rm ${TARNAME}
-    fi
-
-    echo "Installing to IPython profile directory: '$(realpath ${path})'"
-    BEAMLINE=$1
-    INSTRUMENT=$2
-    CATALOG=$3
-
-    echo "setting beam line name: ${BEAMLINE}"
-    sed -i s+"BEAMLINE_NAME"+"${BEAMLINE}"+g startup/README.md
-    sed -i s+"BEAMLINE_NAME"+"${BEAMLINE}"+g startup/instrument/framework/metadata.py
-
-    echo "setting instrument name: ${INSTRUMENT}"
-    sed -i s+"INSTRUMENT_NAME"+"${INSTRUMENT}"+g startup/README.md
-    sed -i s+"INSTRUMENT_NAME"+"${INSTRUMENT}"+g startup/instrument/framework/metadata.py
-
-    echo "setting databroker catalog: ${CATALOG}"
-    sed -i s+"CATALOG_NAME"+"${CATALOG}"+g startup/instrument/framework/initialize.py
-
-    # edit starter script
-    echo "editing starter shell script: $(realpath startup/blueskyStarter.sh)"
-    echo "IPython directory: ${IPATH}"
-    sed -i s+"IPYTHONDIR=~/.ipython-bluesky"+"IPYTHONDIR=${IPATH}"+g startup/blueskyStarter.sh
-    echo "IPython profile: ${PROFILE}"
-    sed -i s+"IPYTHON_PROFILE=bluesky"+"IPYTHON_PROFILE=${PROFILE}"+g startup/blueskyStarter.sh
-}
-
-if (( $# == 3 )); then
-    perform_installation_tasks $1 $2 $3
-else
-    show_usage
-fi