Tag: PowerShell

Verifying File Hashes with PowerShell

I recently wanted to verify the hash of a file, named setup.exe, that was provided in a GnuPG signature file, named setup.txt. I used the PowerShell code below to verify the expected SHA-256 hash contained within the setup.txt file against the actual hash of the setup.exe file. You can use this script by modifying the …

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Run Azure PowerShell in a Docker Container

You can run the latest image version of using the following command: You can also run a specific version of Azure PowerShell using the following command: If you want to just download and pull the images from the official Microsoft Container Registry (MCR) you can just run the docker pull commands. Pull a specific version …

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Updating PowerShell Core

Installing and Updating the Azure Az PowerShell module (vs. AzureRM)

Launch Mac apps with command-line parameters from Windows running under Parallels

I love running Windows using Parallels Desktop on my MacBook Pro (yes, those of you who know me well are aware that it wasn’t that long ago that I was amongst the Mac clueless).  Parallels makes it easy to associate your files with Mac applications running on your host.  If you want to launch a …

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