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Download and install the latest release of an app from a GitHub repo
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github-install.sh
#!bin/bash
repo=$1
release=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/releases/latest | jq '.assets[] | select(.name | endswith("aarch64.dmg"))')
outfile=~/Downloads/$(jq -r .name <<<$release)
curl -L $(jq -r .browser_download_url <<<$release) --output $outfile
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Install-GitHubMsi.ps1
$repo = $args[0];
$outdir = $args[1]
$release = (curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/scito/extract_otp_secrets/releases/latest | ConvertFrom-Json).assets | where { $_.name -like "*.msi" -or $_.name -like "*.exe" }
# TODO: check there's only one item
$outFile = "$outdir\$($release.name)";
curl -L $release.browser_download_url --output $outFile;
& $outFile
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Requires PowerShell 7+ as the curl command in previous PS versions is an alias of Invoke-WebRequest

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