From 08f0c88d5bf5d839015ab2b275c6bfbe63fe43bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: SimaDovakin <simadovakin999@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 10:33:42 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] anagram-exercise-fix: Rebased to main and synced all
 fetch-cobolcheck files

---
 .../practice/acronym/bin/fetch-cobolcheck     | 19 +++++--------------
 .../practice/acronym/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 | 13 +++++++------
 .../all-your-base/bin/fetch-cobolcheck        | 19 +++++--------------
 .../all-your-base/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1    | 13 +++++++------
 .../practice/allergies/bin/fetch-cobolcheck   | 11 +----------
 .../allergies/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1        |  6 ++++--
 .../practice/anagram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck     | 11 +----------
 .../practice/anagram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 |  4 +++-
 .../armstrong-numbers/bin/fetch-cobolcheck    | 11 +----------
 .../bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1                  |  6 ++++--
 .../atbash-cipher/bin/fetch-cobolcheck        | 19 +++++--------------
 .../atbash-cipher/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1    | 13 +++++++------
 .../binary-search/bin/fetch-cobolcheck        | 19 +++++--------------
 .../binary-search/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1    | 13 +++++++------
 .../practice/binary/bin/fetch-cobolcheck      | 19 +++++--------------
 .../practice/binary/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1  | 13 +++++++------
 exercises/practice/bob/bin/fetch-cobolcheck   | 19 +++++--------------
 .../practice/bob/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1     | 13 +++++++------
 .../circular-buffer/bin/fetch-cobolcheck      | 19 +++++--------------
 .../circular-buffer/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1  | 13 +++++++------
 .../collatz-conjecture/bin/fetch-cobolcheck   | 11 +----------
 .../bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1                  |  6 ++++--
 .../complex-numbers/bin/fetch-cobolcheck      | 19 +++++--------------
 .../complex-numbers/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1  | 13 +++++++------
 exercises/practice/darts/bin/fetch-cobolcheck | 19 +++++--------------
 .../practice/darts/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1   | 13 +++++++------
 .../practice/diamond/bin/fetch-cobolcheck     | 19 +++++--------------
 .../practice/diamond/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 | 13 +++++++------
 .../bin/fetch-cobolcheck                      | 11 +----------
 .../bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1                  |  6 ++++--
 .../practice/eliuds-eggs/bin/fetch-cobolcheck | 19 +++++--------------
 .../eliuds-eggs/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1      | 13 +++++++------
 .../grade-school/bin/fetch-cobolcheck         | 19 +++++--------------
 .../grade-school/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1     | 13 +++++++------
 .../practice/hamming/bin/fetch-cobolcheck     | 11 +----------
 .../practice/hamming/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 |  6 ++++--
 .../practice/hello-world/bin/fetch-cobolcheck | 11 +----------
 .../hello-world/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1      |  6 ++++--
 .../practice/high-scores/bin/fetch-cobolcheck | 11 +----------
 .../high-scores/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1      |  6 ++++--
 .../practice/isogram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck     | 11 +----------
 .../practice/isogram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 |  6 ++++--
 .../practice/knapsack/bin/fetch-cobolcheck    | 19 +++++--------------
 .../knapsack/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1         | 13 +++++++------
 exercises/practice/leap/bin/fetch-cobolcheck  | 11 +----------
 .../practice/leap/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1    |  6 ++++--
 exercises/practice/luhn/bin/fetch-cobolcheck  | 11 +----------
 .../practice/luhn/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1    |  6 ++++--
 .../matching-brackets/bin/fetch-cobolcheck    | 19 +++++--------------
 .../bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1                  | 13 +++++++------
 .../practice/meetup/bin/fetch-cobolcheck      | 19 +++++--------------
 .../practice/meetup/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1  | 13 +++++++------
 .../nucleotide-count/bin/fetch-cobolcheck     | 11 +----------
 .../nucleotide-count/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 |  6 ++++--
 .../practice/pangram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck     | 11 +----------
 .../practice/pangram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 |  4 +++-
 .../pascals-triangle/bin/fetch-cobolcheck     | 19 +++++--------------
 .../pascals-triangle/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 | 13 +++++++------
 .../practice/pig-latin/bin/fetch-cobolcheck   | 19 +++++--------------
 .../pig-latin/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1        | 13 +++++++------
 .../protein-translation/bin/fetch-cobolcheck  | 19 +++++--------------
 .../bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1                  | 11 ++++++-----
 .../queen-attack/bin/fetch-cobolcheck         | 19 +++++--------------
 .../queen-attack/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1     | 13 +++++++------
 .../practice/raindrops/bin/fetch-cobolcheck   | 11 +----------
 .../raindrops/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1        |  6 ++++--
 .../reverse-string/bin/fetch-cobolcheck       | 11 +----------
 .../reverse-string/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1   |  6 ++++--
 .../rna-transcription/bin/fetch-cobolcheck    | 11 +----------
 .../bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1                  |  6 ++++--
 .../robot-simulator/bin/fetch-cobolcheck      | 19 +++++--------------
 .../robot-simulator/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1  | 13 +++++++------
 .../roman-numerals/bin/fetch-cobolcheck       | 11 +----------
 .../roman-numerals/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1   |  4 +++-
 .../rotational-cipher/bin/fetch-cobolcheck    | 11 +----------
 .../bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1                  |  6 ++++--
 .../scrabble-score/bin/fetch-cobolcheck       | 19 +++++--------------
 .../scrabble-score/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1   | 13 +++++++------
 .../secret-handshake/bin/fetch-cobolcheck     | 19 +++++--------------
 .../secret-handshake/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 | 13 +++++++------
 exercises/practice/sieve/bin/fetch-cobolcheck | 11 +----------
 .../practice/sieve/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1   |  6 ++++--
 .../practice/space-age/bin/fetch-cobolcheck   | 19 +++++--------------
 .../space-age/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1        | 13 +++++++------
 .../practice/square-root/bin/fetch-cobolcheck | 11 +----------
 .../square-root/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1      |  6 ++++--
 .../practice/triangle/bin/fetch-cobolcheck    | 19 +++++--------------
 .../triangle/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1         | 11 ++++++-----
 .../practice/two-fer/bin/fetch-cobolcheck     | 11 +----------
 .../practice/two-fer/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 |  6 ++++--
 exercises/practice/yacht/bin/fetch-cobolcheck | 11 +----------
 .../practice/yacht/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1   |  6 ++++--
 92 files changed, 393 insertions(+), 739 deletions(-)

diff --git a/exercises/practice/acronym/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/acronym/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/acronym/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/acronym/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/acronym/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/acronym/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 261f5f45..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/acronym/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/acronym/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/all-your-base/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/all-your-base/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/all-your-base/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/all-your-base/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/all-your-base/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/all-your-base/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 261f5f45..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/all-your-base/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/all-your-base/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/allergies/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/allergies/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index dd8159be..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/allergies/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/allergies/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/allergies/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/allergies/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 65ca602d..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/allergies/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/allergies/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/anagram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/anagram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index dd8159be..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/anagram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/anagram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/anagram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/anagram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index a57f708d..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/anagram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/anagram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
 Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/armstrong-numbers/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/armstrong-numbers/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index dd8159be..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/armstrong-numbers/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/armstrong-numbers/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/armstrong-numbers/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/armstrong-numbers/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 65ca602d..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/armstrong-numbers/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/armstrong-numbers/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/atbash-cipher/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/atbash-cipher/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/atbash-cipher/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/atbash-cipher/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/atbash-cipher/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/atbash-cipher/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 261f5f45..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/atbash-cipher/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/atbash-cipher/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/binary-search/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/binary-search/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/binary-search/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/binary-search/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/binary-search/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/binary-search/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 261f5f45..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/binary-search/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/binary-search/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/binary/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/binary/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/binary/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/binary/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/binary/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/binary/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 261f5f45..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/binary/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/binary/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/bob/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/bob/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/bob/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/bob/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/bob/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/bob/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 261f5f45..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/bob/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/bob/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/circular-buffer/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/circular-buffer/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/circular-buffer/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/circular-buffer/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/circular-buffer/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/circular-buffer/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 261f5f45..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/circular-buffer/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/circular-buffer/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/collatz-conjecture/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/collatz-conjecture/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index dd8159be..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/collatz-conjecture/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/collatz-conjecture/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/collatz-conjecture/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/collatz-conjecture/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 65ca602d..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/collatz-conjecture/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/collatz-conjecture/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/complex-numbers/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/complex-numbers/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/complex-numbers/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/complex-numbers/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/complex-numbers/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/complex-numbers/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 261f5f45..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/complex-numbers/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/complex-numbers/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/darts/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/darts/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/darts/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/darts/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/darts/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/darts/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 261f5f45..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/darts/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/darts/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/diamond/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/diamond/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/diamond/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/diamond/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/diamond/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/diamond/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 261f5f45..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/diamond/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/diamond/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/difference-of-squares/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/difference-of-squares/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index dd8159be..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/difference-of-squares/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/difference-of-squares/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/difference-of-squares/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/difference-of-squares/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 65ca602d..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/difference-of-squares/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/difference-of-squares/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/eliuds-eggs/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/eliuds-eggs/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/eliuds-eggs/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/eliuds-eggs/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/eliuds-eggs/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/eliuds-eggs/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 261f5f45..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/eliuds-eggs/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/eliuds-eggs/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/grade-school/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/grade-school/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/grade-school/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/grade-school/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/grade-school/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/grade-school/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 261f5f45..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/grade-school/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/grade-school/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/hamming/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/hamming/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index dd8159be..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/hamming/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/hamming/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/hamming/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/hamming/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 65ca602d..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/hamming/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/hamming/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/hello-world/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/hello-world/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index dd8159be..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/hello-world/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/hello-world/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/hello-world/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/hello-world/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 65ca602d..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/hello-world/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/hello-world/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/high-scores/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/high-scores/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index dd8159be..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/high-scores/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/high-scores/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/high-scores/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/high-scores/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 65ca602d..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/high-scores/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/high-scores/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/isogram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/isogram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index dd8159be..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/isogram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/isogram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/isogram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/isogram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 65ca602d..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/isogram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/isogram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/knapsack/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/knapsack/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/knapsack/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/knapsack/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/knapsack/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/knapsack/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 261f5f45..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/knapsack/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/knapsack/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/leap/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/leap/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index dd8159be..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/leap/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/leap/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/leap/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/leap/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 65ca602d..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/leap/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/leap/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/luhn/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/luhn/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index dd8159be..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/luhn/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/luhn/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/luhn/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/luhn/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 65ca602d..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/luhn/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/luhn/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/matching-brackets/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/matching-brackets/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/matching-brackets/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/matching-brackets/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/matching-brackets/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/matching-brackets/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 261f5f45..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/matching-brackets/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/matching-brackets/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/meetup/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/meetup/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/meetup/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/meetup/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/meetup/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/meetup/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 261f5f45..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/meetup/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/meetup/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/nucleotide-count/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/nucleotide-count/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index dd8159be..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/nucleotide-count/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/nucleotide-count/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/nucleotide-count/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/nucleotide-count/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 65ca602d..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/nucleotide-count/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/nucleotide-count/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/pangram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/pangram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index dd8159be..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/pangram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/pangram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/pangram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/pangram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index a57f708d..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/pangram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/pangram/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
 Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/pascals-triangle/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/pascals-triangle/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/pascals-triangle/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/pascals-triangle/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/pascals-triangle/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/pascals-triangle/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 261f5f45..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/pascals-triangle/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/pascals-triangle/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/pig-latin/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/pig-latin/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/pig-latin/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/pig-latin/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/pig-latin/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/pig-latin/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 261f5f45..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/pig-latin/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/pig-latin/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/protein-translation/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/protein-translation/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/protein-translation/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/protein-translation/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/protein-translation/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/protein-translation/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 1535c6e8..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/protein-translation/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/protein-translation/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
 Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/queen-attack/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/queen-attack/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/queen-attack/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/queen-attack/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/queen-attack/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/queen-attack/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 261f5f45..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/queen-attack/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/queen-attack/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/raindrops/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/raindrops/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index dd8159be..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/raindrops/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/raindrops/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/raindrops/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/raindrops/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 65ca602d..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/raindrops/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/raindrops/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/reverse-string/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/reverse-string/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index dd8159be..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/reverse-string/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/reverse-string/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/reverse-string/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/reverse-string/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 65ca602d..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/reverse-string/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/reverse-string/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/rna-transcription/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/rna-transcription/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index dd8159be..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/rna-transcription/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/rna-transcription/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/rna-transcription/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/rna-transcription/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 65ca602d..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/rna-transcription/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/rna-transcription/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/robot-simulator/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/robot-simulator/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/robot-simulator/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/robot-simulator/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/robot-simulator/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/robot-simulator/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 261f5f45..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/robot-simulator/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/robot-simulator/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/roman-numerals/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/roman-numerals/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index dd8159be..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/roman-numerals/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/roman-numerals/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/roman-numerals/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/roman-numerals/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index a57f708d..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/roman-numerals/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/roman-numerals/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
 Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/rotational-cipher/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/rotational-cipher/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index dd8159be..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/rotational-cipher/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/rotational-cipher/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/rotational-cipher/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/rotational-cipher/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 65ca602d..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/rotational-cipher/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/rotational-cipher/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/scrabble-score/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/scrabble-score/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/scrabble-score/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/scrabble-score/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/scrabble-score/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/scrabble-score/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 261f5f45..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/scrabble-score/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/scrabble-score/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/secret-handshake/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/secret-handshake/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/secret-handshake/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/secret-handshake/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/secret-handshake/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/secret-handshake/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 261f5f45..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/secret-handshake/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/secret-handshake/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/sieve/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/sieve/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index dd8159be..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/sieve/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/sieve/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/sieve/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/sieve/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 65ca602d..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/sieve/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/sieve/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/space-age/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/space-age/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/space-age/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/space-age/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/space-age/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/space-age/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 261f5f45..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/space-age/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/space-age/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/square-root/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/square-root/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index dd8159be..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/square-root/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/square-root/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/square-root/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/square-root/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 65ca602d..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/square-root/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/square-root/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/triangle/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/triangle/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index 64230fe2..16c73077 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/triangle/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/triangle/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
-# set -eo pipefail
+set -eo pipefail
 
 readonly LATEST='https://api.github.com/repos/0xE282B0/cobol-check/releases/latest'
 
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/triangle/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/triangle/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 1535c6e8..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/triangle/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/triangle/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This file is a copy of the
-# https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1 file.
-# Please submit bugfixes/improvements to the above file to ensure that all tracks
-# benefit from the changes.
+# This file is inspired by https://github.com/exercism/configlet/blob/main/scripts/fetch-configlet.ps1.
+# It is only used in the cobol track, and a copy of it is placed in every exercise folder.
+# If you change something, make sure to upgrade all scripts in all exercises!
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
@@ -24,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
 Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/two-fer/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/two-fer/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index dd8159be..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/two-fer/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/two-fer/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/two-fer/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/two-fer/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 65ca602d..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/two-fer/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/two-fer/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
diff --git a/exercises/practice/yacht/bin/fetch-cobolcheck b/exercises/practice/yacht/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
index dd8159be..16c73077 100755
--- a/exercises/practice/yacht/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
+++ b/exercises/practice/yacht/bin/fetch-cobolcheck
@@ -45,16 +45,7 @@ get_download_url() {
 }
 
 main() {
-  if [[ -d ./bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="./bin"
-  elif [[ $PWD == */bin ]]; then
-    output_dir="$PWD"
-  else
-    echo "Error: no ./bin directory found. This script should be ran from a repo root." >&2
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  output_path="${output_dir}/cobolcheck${ext}"
+  output_path="/usr/local/bin/cobolcheck${ext}"
   download_url="$(get_download_url)"
   curl "${curlopts[@]}" --output "${output_path}" "${download_url}"
   chmod +x "${output_path}"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/yacht/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1 b/exercises/practice/yacht/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
index 65ca602d..3e9608d1 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/yacht/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
+++ b/exercises/practice/yacht/bin/fetch-cobolcheck.ps1
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ Function Get-DownloadUrl {
 }
 
 $downloadUrl = Get-DownloadUrl
-$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts
\ No newline at end of file
+$outputDir = Join-Path -Path $HOME -ChildPath "cobolcheck"
+$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $outputDir -ChildPath "cobolcheck.exe"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir -Force | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $outputFile @requestOpts