diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6e4d78f..095c31e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ A Windows Appx package and certificate is available in the [wsltty.appx](https:/
 
 WSLtty can be invoked with
 * installed Start Menu shortcuts (or Desktop shortcuts if copied there)
-* *.bat scripts
+* *.bat scripts (optionally with WSL command as parameters)
 * Explorer context menu (if installed from the Start Menu `WSLtty` subfolder)
 
 Starting the mintty terminal directly from the WSLtty installation location 
diff --git a/config-distros.sh b/config-distros.sh
index 722d000..c6a2eae 100755
--- a/config-distros.sh
+++ b/config-distros.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ echo Creating %1.bat
 
 echo @echo off> %1.bat
 echo rem Start mintty terminal for WSL package %name% in current directory>> %1.bat
-echo %target% -i "%icon%" %minttyargs% %bridgeargs%>> %1.bat
+echo %target% -i "%icon%" %minttyargs% %bridgeargs% %%1 %%2 %%3 %%4 %%5 %%6 %%7 %%8 %%9>> %1.bat
 /EOB
 fi
 
@@ -167,11 +167,11 @@ do
   echoc "- icon $icon"
   echoc "- root $root"
   target="$installdir"'\bin\mintty.exe'
-  bridgeargs=" "
+  bridgeargs=""	# deprecated
 
   if $ok && $config
   then
-    export target minttyargs bridgeargs icon
+    export name target minttyargs bridgeargs icon
 
     if $contextmenu
     then