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Vet is a safety net for the curl | bash pattern


vet is a command-line tool that acts as a safety net for the risky curl | bash pattern. It lets you inspect, diff against previous versions, and lint remote scripts before asking for your explicit ...

It lets you inspect remote scripts for changes, run them through a linter, and require your explicit approval before they can execute. Note: The formula is named vet-run to avoid a conflict with another tool in the Homebrew ecosystem, but this command will correctly install the vet executable on your system. If you don't use Homebrew, or if you simply wish to follow the security-first principle that vet champions, you can perform a manual installation.

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