Scripts to help update the latest ask-cli, change it to be called askx and then install the package (locally) for those of you using method 2 https://gist.github.com/germanviscuso/48f5c68f876b31b51ba59f91b49a253f

changeAskToAskX.js

const fs = require('fs');
const fileName = './package.json';

let file = require(fileName);

console.log(file.name);
if (file.name == "ask-cli") {
  file.name="ask-cli-x";
  console.log("Changed name ask-cli to name ask-cli-x");
}

if (file.bin.ask) {
  delete file.bin.ask;
  
  file.bin = {
	"askx": "bin/ask.js"
  }
  console.log("Changed bin from ask to askx");
}

fs.writeFile(fileName, JSON.stringify(file, null, 4), function writeJSON(err) {
  if (err) return console.log(err);
  console.log(JSON.stringify(file,null,4));
  console.log('Updating ' + fileName + ' successful');
});

update.sh

#!/bin/bash
#comment out below if you don't want to remove the package.json.. e.g. you might want to use git stash instead
git fetch --all
git reset --hard origin/master
node ./changeAskToAskX.js
npm install