Install on Windows

magus ships as a single self-contained binary. Download it with curl.exe, extract it into a PATH directory you own, then verify it before first run. Run these in PowerShell:

Quick install

$VERSION = "v0.3.0"
curl.exe -fLO "https://github.com/egladman/magus/releases/download/$VERSION/magus_${VERSION}_windows_amd64.tar.gz"
mkdir -Force $Env:USERPROFILE\bin | Out-Null
tar -xzf "magus_${VERSION}_windows_amd64.tar.gz"
Move-Item -Force magus.exe $Env:USERPROFILE\bin\magus.exe
magus version

Both curl.exe and tar ship with Windows 10 (1803+) and Windows 11, so no extra tooling is needed. $VERSION above is the current release; GitHub Releases lists every build.

Verify the download

Fetch the manifest and its signature next to the tarball:

curl.exe -fLO "https://github.com/egladman/magus/releases/download/$VERSION/SHA256SUMS"
curl.exe -fLO "https://github.com/egladman/magus/releases/download/$VERSION/SHA256SUMS.sig"

Then verify the Ed25519 signature first, and only then the checksum - checking a hash against an unverified manifest proves nothing. The exact commands are in Verify a release.

Put it on your PATH

If magus version is not found, add the install directory to your user PATH (persists across sessions):

[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "$Env:USERPROFILE\bin;$Env:Path", "User")

Open a new PowerShell window afterward, then re-run magus version.

Next steps

• Verify the release before first run.
• Set up shell completion (PowerShell is supported).
• Keep it current with magus self update.