alt Hacker Newswinget is just Windows developers' version of curl | bash. Yet another example of Microsoft copying Linux features.
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TiredOfLife • 06/25/2025
Windows already has
irm <URL> | iex
winget is just Windows developers' version of curl | bash. Yet another example of Microsoft copying Linux features.
Windows already has
irm <URL> | iex
Except curl | bash definitely executes code by the author controlling the URL you put in, and if the URL is HTTPS, in a reasonably secure fashion.
There is no validation when you winget whether or not the executable is from the official source or that a third party contributor didn't tamper with how it's maintained.