Fixes tagged Windows
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PowerShell mangles quotes in CLI args, so pass JSON by file
A curl or gh command with inline JSON works in bash and cmd but the payload arrives corrupted from PowerShell. PowerShell rewrites embedded double quotes when handing args to native executables. Pass the payload by file or stdin instead.
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When wrangler dies behind a corporate proxy, use the API
Wrangler and other vendor CLIs hang or throw TLS errors behind a corporate proxy that intercepts HTTPS. Skip the CLI and drive the Cloudflare REST API directly with curl and a scoped token.
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Hosting public images from a locked-down Windows box
Behind a corporate proxy, wrangler and the throwaway upload hosts all failed. GitHub plus jsDelivr was the dependable free image host.
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PowerShell globbing mangles Expo Router [id] file paths
Reading and writing files at bracketed paths like app/[id]/index.tsx failed because PowerShell treats [id] as a wildcard character class.
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