All articles tagged with #command line
Microsoft introduced a PowerShell-based CLI for the Microsoft Store, enabling search, installation, and updates of Store apps directly from the command line, including bulk updates; however, it only works with Store-listed apps and may not include popular programs like Chrome or Paint.NET.
A new open-source, cross-platform tool called Tirith hooks into major shells to inspect pasted commands for dangerous URLs and other homoglyph tricks, blocking execution locally with sub-millisecond overhead. It defends against homograph domains, terminal injections, pipe-to-shell patterns, dotfile hijacking, insecure transports, supply-chain risks, and credential exposure, while performing analysis offline and without telemetry. It supports Windows, Linux, and macOS and can be installed via Homebrew, apt/dnf, npm, Cargo, Nix, Scoop, Chocolatey, and Docker. It does not hook cmd.exe and has limited independent testing at publication.
Microsoft has introduced a new lightweight, open-source command-line text editor called 'Edit' in Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2, addressing the lack of a default CLI editor on 64-bit Windows. The update also includes multi-monitor notification support, but some features like Administrator Protection are still pending.
Microsoft has officially deprecated PowerShell 2.0 in Windows, ending its long-standing presence for modern Windows 11 and Windows Insider builds, encouraging users to upgrade to newer versions like PowerShell 5.1 or PowerShell 7.x.
Ming Tommy Tang, a computational biologist, shares his unexpected career journey from a wet-lab biologist to a computational biologist. Tang emphasizes the importance of learning the command line, as it is essential for conducting bioinformatics analyses and working with high-performance computing clusters. He recommends resources such as online courses and books to learn the basics of the command line. Tang's dedication to helping other wet-lab biologists make the transition is evident through his blog and willingness to share his knowledge and experiences.