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		simonw 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Vet is a safety net for the curl \| bash pattern It shows you the installation script but that doesn't help you evaluate if the binary that the script installs is itself safe to run.

dotancohen 8 months ago | [–]

Right, this tool does one thing - make it easy to see the script. Another tool does something else. That's kind of the UNIX Philosophy.

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