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From: Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
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Subject: Re: Command Line Versus Command Line
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:

> On Sat, 8 Jun 2024 13:46:00 -0000 (UTC), vallor wrote:
>
>> Yep, there is pwsh for Linux, if you are a masochist...
>
> Talking about masochism ...
>
> Microsoft added “wget” and “curl” commands to PowerShell, and these
> are also included in the Linux port. Trouble is, they don’t work like
> the URL-retrieval programs of the same names as commonly found on
> Linux systems. Someone raised an issue on GitHub proposing getting rid
> of these command aliases, to avoid clashes with genuine
> implementations of these commands. But Microsoft has refused, on the
> grounds that it would break existing scripts.
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/23/your_wget_is_broken_and_should_die_powershellers_tell_microsoft/

All "loads" <heh heh> lead to Microsoft.

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