On https://zellij.dev there is instructions to "Try Zellij Without Installing"
This is the script:
bash <(curl -L zellij.dev/launch)
curl uses http by default so the initial request will not be protected. Since the -L flag is provided, curl eventually follows the redirect to the https version.
Its pretty easy in certain situations to intercept the initial http request and provide a potentially malicious script.
Users should use https instead:
bash <(curl -L https://zellij.dev/launch)
When using https, the -L flag is no longer needed:
On https://zellij.dev there is instructions to "Try Zellij Without Installing"
This is the script:
curl uses
http
by default so the initial request will not be protected. Since the-L
flag is provided, curl eventually follows the redirect to thehttps
version.Its pretty easy in certain situations to intercept the initial
http
request and provide a potentially malicious script.Users should use
https
instead:When using
https
, the-L
flag is no longer needed:This applies to the bash and fish instructions in this repo, as well as the instructions in the main zellij repo