Azure Cloud Shell now supports the Linux-based Bash command-line interface (CLI), Microsoft announced this week.

We tend to install a lot of CLI’s, and they can be tricky to configure. The Azure Cloud Shell is a browser-based CLI with zero commitments or configuration on your part.

Azure Cloud Shell, launched last year, has been notable so far as being a collection of command line-based developer tools that are accessible anywhere through an authenticated browser.

The Azure Cloud Shell currently supports various languages, such as Go, Java, .NET, Node.js and Python. Back in November, Microsoft added the Bash command-line interface for Linux systems into Azure ...

Microsoft boosted the text editing capabilities of its Azure Cloud Shell command-line interface (CLI) tool with the addition of graphical Visual Studio Code editor technology.

At the ongoing Build 2017 developer conference, Microsoft has announced the Azure Cloud Shell, which brings support for Bash in the Azure Portal, with PowerShell support expected to be added later.

The new Azure Cloud Shell brings a full Bash shell to the Portal, with support for Microsoft’s own PowerShell coming later. Access to this shell is also available in the Azure mobile apps.

Sign-up can be accessed at this link. The integrated cloud console portal automatically authenticates access to the command-line tools when users log in. It has "all Azure command-line tools" ...

The newest 2.0 release of the Azure Command Line tool lets administrators configure and manage more Azure cloud services, like SQL Server and Redis.

Starting in October, Microsoft will enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all Azure resource management actions to protect Azure clients from unauthorized access attempts.