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u wot m8? :blobcateyes:

> Most modern operating systems include cURL by default. On Windows, use 'cmd' since in powershell curl is added as alias for Invoke-WebRequest (Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility)

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Let me get this straight: Microslop decided that it makes total sense to have a "curl" command that in PowerShell is a different thing than the standard "curl" available in `cmd`?..

Ffs. I have no words.

#Windows #SysAdmin #curl

#Windows #sysadmin #curl
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powershell has aliases for a bunch of UNIX stuff that are almost but not completely unlike the originals.
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@craignicol it's not "almost" like the original. The only similarity is that it can do HTTP(S) requests.
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read that again. 😉

It was Douglas Adams way of describing the liquid that came out of a vending machine calling itself Tea

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