Public/shell/Get-CurlStatus.ps1
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Function Get-CurlStatus { <# .SYNOPSIS Displays information about curl availability and aliases in the current PowerShell session. .DESCRIPTION This function checks for curl aliases and native curl binary availability to help diagnose curl command availability in PowerShell. .EXAMPLE Get-CurlStatus # Shows information about curl configuration in the current session .NOTES Date: June 28, 2025 Author: Michiel VH #> [CmdletBinding()] param () Write-Host "===== PowerShell Curl Configuration Diagnostics =====" -ForegroundColor Cyan # Check for curl alias $curlAlias = Get-Alias -Name curl -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue if ($curlAlias) { Write-Host "curl alias exists:" -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host " Points to: $($curlAlias.Definition)" -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host " Options to fix:" Write-Host " - Run Remove-CurlAlias" Write-Host " - Manually remove with: Remove-Item -Path Alias:curl -Force" } else { Write-Host "No curl alias found in current session." -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host "`nChecking for native curl binaries:" -ForegroundColor Cyan # Check common locations for curl.exe $possiblePaths = @( 'C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\bin\curl.exe', 'C:\Windows\System32\curl.exe', 'C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\curl.exe', 'C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\curl.exe' ) $foundCurl = $false foreach ($path in $possiblePaths) { if (Test-Path -Path $path -PathType Leaf) { $foundCurl = $true $version = try { & $path --version 2>&1 } catch { "Error: $_" } Write-Host " Found curl at: $path" -ForegroundColor Green if ($version -is [array] -and $version.Count -gt 0) { Write-Host " Version: $($version[0])" -ForegroundColor Green } else { Write-Host " Version info: $version" } } } if (-not $foundCurl) { Write-Host " No curl binary found in common locations" -ForegroundColor Red Write-Host " Consider installing curl via Chocolatey: choco install curl" } # Check PATH for curl directories Write-Host "`nChecking PATH environment variable:" -ForegroundColor Cyan $pathDirs = $env:PATH -split ';' $curlDirs = $pathDirs | Where-Object { Test-Path -Path (Join-Path -Path $_ -ChildPath 'curl.exe') -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } if ($curlDirs.Count -gt 0) { Write-Host " Found directories with curl.exe in PATH:" -ForegroundColor Green foreach ($dir in $curlDirs) { Write-Host " - $dir" } } else { Write-Host " No directories with curl.exe found in PATH" -ForegroundColor Yellow } # Check what happens when you try to run curl Write-Host "`nTesting curl command resolution:" -ForegroundColor Cyan $resolvedCommand = Get-Command curl -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue if ($resolvedCommand) { Write-Host " curl resolves to: $($resolvedCommand.Source)" -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host " Command Type: $($resolvedCommand.CommandType)" } else { Write-Host " curl command not found in current session" -ForegroundColor Red } # Check if Invoke-WebRequest alias is the issue $iwrAlias = Get-Alias | Where-Object { $_.Definition -eq 'Invoke-WebRequest' -and $_.Name -eq 'curl' } -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue if ($iwrAlias) { Write-Host "`nFound Invoke-WebRequest alias for curl:" -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host " This means curl is aliased to PowerShell's Invoke-WebRequest" Write-Host " You should run Remove-CurlAlias to fix this" } # Check Windows PowerShell built-in aliases if ($PSVersionTable.PSEdition -eq 'Desktop') { Write-Host "`nRunning in Windows PowerShell, which has built-in curl alias" -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host " Consider adding Remove-Item -Path Alias:curl -Force to your profile" } elseif ($PSVersionTable.PSEdition -eq 'Core') { Write-Host "`nRunning in PowerShell Core" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host " PowerShell Core may still create the curl alias depending on configuration" } Write-Host "`n===== End of Diagnostics =====" -ForegroundColor Cyan } |