Create Custom Provider - Document Details

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Summary

The documentation provides both Azure CLI and PowerShell examples throughout, but for PowerShell users it exclusively recommends and demonstrates the use of ARMClient (armclient.exe), a Windows-centric tool, for making REST API calls. There is no mention of Linux-native alternatives (such as curl or httpie), nor are there Bash or shell script examples for REST calls outside of Azure CLI. This creates a Windows bias by assuming PowerShell/ARMClient as the default non-CLI workflow and omitting Linux-friendly REST tooling.

Recommendations

For REST API examples, provide Linux-native alternatives using curl or httpie alongside or instead of ARMClient in the PowerShell sections.
Explicitly mention that ARMClient is primarily a Windows tool, and suggest cross-platform alternatives for Linux/macOS users.
Where PowerShell is used for scripting, consider providing equivalent Bash/shell script examples for Linux users.
In the prerequisites, mention Linux-compatible tools for REST operations, not just ARMClient.
Ensure that all command-line examples are tested and presented in a cross-platform way, clarifying any OS-specific requirements.

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# [PowerShell](#tab/azure-powershell)

This example prompts you to enter a resource group, location, and provider's function app name. The names are stored in variables that are used in other commands. The [New-AzResourceGroup](/powershell/module/az.resources/new-azresourcegroup) and [New-AzResourceGroupDeployment](/powershell/module/az.resources/new-azresourcegroupdeployment) commands deploy the resources.

# [PowerShell](#tab/azure-powershell)

# [PowerShell](#tab/azure-powershell)

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## Use PUT to create resource

In this quickstart, the template used the resource type `Microsoft.CustomProviders/resourceProviders/users` to deploy a resource. You can also use a `PUT` operation to create a resource. For example, if a resource isn't deployed with the template, the `PUT` operation will create a resource.

In this example, because the template already deployed a resource, the `PUT` operation creates a new resource.

# [PowerShell](#tab/azure-powershell)

# [PowerShell](#tab/azure-powershell)