Install AzCopy on Linux

install-AzCopy.sh

#!/bin/bash
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# Install AzCopy on Linux
# https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-use-azcopy-v10
# https://github.com/Azure/azure-storage-azcopy
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# Developer.......: Andre Essing (https://www.andre-essing.de/)
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# Download and extract
wget https://aka.ms/downloadazcopy-v10-linux
tar -xvf downloadazcopy-v10-linux

# Move AzCopy
sudo rm -f /usr/bin/azcopy
sudo cp ./azcopy_linux_amd64_*/azcopy /usr/bin/
sudo chmod 755 /usr/bin/azcopy

# Clean the kitchen
rm -f downloadazcopy-v10-linux
rm -rf ./azcopy_linux_amd64_*/

You could make this a one-liner (three commands) with sudo bash -c 'cd /usr/local/bin; curl -L https://aka.ms/downloadazcopy-v10-linux | tar --strip-components=1 --exclude=*.txt -xzvf -; chmod +x azcopy' and not have to deal with cleaning up any local files. If you don't want any user other than root to execute it, just do u+x for the chmod.

You could make this a one-liner (three commands) with sudo bash -c 'cd /usr/local/bin; curl -L https://aka.ms/downloadazcopy-v10-linux | tar --strip-components=1 --exclude=*.txt -xzvf -; chmod +x azcopy' and not have to deal with cleaning up any local files. If you don't want any user other than root to execute it, just do u+x for the chmod.

Thanks @spoelstraethan, thats true, you can reduce this to just one line.
Reducing it to a single line is cool for copy and paste and when you want to run it manually on CLI.

In scripts, like the one above, I like to have separate commands to make it more readable and understandable. Makes it easier for newbies. Also for small tasks like this I don't care for a few more IOPS and a 1 or 2 second longer runtime.

But, thanks for the great sample.

sudo bash -c 'cd /usr/local/bin; curl -L https://aka.ms/downloadazcopy-v10-linux | tar --strip-components=1 --exclude=*.txt -xzvf -; chmod +x azcopy'

Genius

sudo bash -c 'cd /usr/local/bin; curl -L https://aka.ms/downloadazcopy-v10-linux | tar --strip-components=1 --exclude=*.txt -xzvf -; chmod +x azcopy'

Slightly improved version (without forking a shell):

curl -L https://aka.ms/downloadazcopy-v10-linux | sudo tar --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin --no-same-owner --exclude=*.txt -xzvf -

Slightly improved version (without forking a shell):

curl -L https://aka.ms/downloadazcopy-v10-linux | sudo tar --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin --no-same-owner --exclude=*.txt -xzvf -

Awesome @orgads, Thank you!

I agree with @aessing (thanks Andre!) for the script. Keeping the gist as separate lines is good for readability. People who want the oneliners can use those, but good that the gist is in separate lines.

curl -L https://aka.ms/downloadazcopy-v10-linux | sudo tar --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin --no-same-owner --exclude=*.txt -xzvf -| sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/azcopy
aaand the final chmod to actually use this as non root ;)

Use quotes on "*.txt" to run it inside zsh

curl -L https://aka.ms/downloadazcopy-v10-linux | sudo tar --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin --no-same-owner --exclude="*.txt" -xzvf - | sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/azcopy