Install-GithubRelease

1.3.2

A cross-platform script to download, check the file hash, and make sure the binary is on your PATH.

Installation Options

Copy and Paste the following command to install this package using PowerShellGet More Info

Install-Script -Name Install-GithubRelease

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Manually download the .nupkg file to your system's default download location. Note that the file won't be unpacked, and won't include any dependencies. Learn More

Owners

Jaykul

Copyright

Package Details

Author(s)

Joel Bennett

Functions

Get-OSPlatform Get-OSArchitecture Get-GitHubRelease Test-FileHash Install-GitHubRelease

Dependencies

This script has no dependencies.

Release Notes

- **1.3.2** Allow pasting user/repo as a single string
- **1.3.1** Fixed the -BinDir parameter (and installing to hidden folders)
- **1.3.0** Added support for mikefarah/yq, by supporting checksum files with multiple hashes (for different hash algorithms)
- **1.2.0** Added support for .zip files on Linux
Also for checksum files based on the name "SHA256SUMS" instead of "checksums"
- **1.1.0** Added support for directly downloading binaries (.exe on Windows, or no extension) to support earthly/earthly
- **1.0.0** Broke this out from my BoxStarter Boxes, so I could share it more easily.

FileList

Install-GithubRelease.nuspec
Install-GithubRelease.ps1

Version History

Version	Downloads	Last updated
1.3.2 (current version)	37	1/18/2024
1.3.1	9	1/18/2024
1.3.0	26	12/13/2023
1.2.0	12	10/28/2023
1.1.0	5	10/28/2023
1.0.1	5	10/27/2023
1.0.0	5	10/27/2023