WebCmdlets support -UnixSocket

[CarloToso]

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Summary

WebCmdlets now supports connecting to UnixSockets using the -UnixSockets parameter
Supported on Windows10 Insider Build 17063 or newer (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/af_unix-comes-to-windows/)

Syntax:
curl --unix-socket /var/run/docker.sock http://v1.40/images/json
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "http://v1.40/images/json/" -UnixSocket "/var/run/docker.sock"

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Articles

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/invoke-webrequest?view=powershell-7.3
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/invoke-restmethod?view=powershell-7.3

Related Source Pull Requests

• WebCmdlet unix-sockets PowerShell/PowerShell#19343

Related Source Issues

• Support using sockaddr_un scheme with Invoke-RestMethod. PowerShell/PowerShell#8314
• Invoke-WebRequest and Invoke-RestMethod should support Unix Domain Sockets PowerShell/PowerShell#12060