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@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@ WSLtty components
* a wsltty configuration directory in the user’s application folder `%APPDATA%`
(“home”-located configuration files from a previously installed version
will be migrated to the new default location)
* Start Menu shortcuts to start a WSL shell (with some variations, see below)
* `*.bat` scripts to invoke WSL from the command line (see below)
* optional context menu entries for Windows Explorer to start a WSL shell in the respective folder
* Start Menu shortcuts to start WSL terminals
* `*.bat` scripts to invoke WSL terminals from the command line
* optional context menu entries for Windows Explorer to start WSL terminals in the respective folder
* install/uninstall context menu items from Start Menu subfolder `WSLtty`
* an uninstall script that can be invoked manually to remove shortcuts and context menu entries
### Installation ###
@@ -49,10 +48,26 @@ WSLtty can be invoked with
* Explorer context menu (if installed from the Start Menu `WSLtty` subfolder)
Starting the mintty terminal directly from the WSLtty installation location
is discouraged because that would bypass some essential options.
is discouraged because that would bypass essential options.
### Configuration ###
#### Start Menu and Desktop shortcuts ####
In the Start Menu, the following shortcuts are installed:
* For each installed WSL distribution D, D` Terminal` to start in the WSL user home
* `WSL Terminal` to start the default WSL distribution (as configured with the Windows tool `wslconfig`)
In the Start Menu subfolder WSLtty, the following shortcuts are installed:
* For each installed WSL distribution D, D` Terminal %` to start in the Windows %USERPROFILE% home
* `WSL Terminal %` to start the default WSL distribution in the Windows %USERPROFILE% home
One Desktop shortcut is installed:
* `WSL Terminal` to start the default WSL distribution (as configured with the Windows tool `wslconfig`)
Other, distribution-specific shortcuts can be copied to the desktop
from the Start Menu if desired.
#### Command line scripts `wsl*.bat` ####
WSLtty installs the following scripts into `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WindowsApps`
@@ -60,35 +75,16 @@ WSLtty installs the following scripts into `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WindowsApps
* For each installed WSL distribution D, D`.bat` to start in the current folder/directory
* For each installed WSL distribution D, D`~.bat` to start in the WSL user home
* `wsl.bat` to start the default WSL installation in the current folder/directory
* `wsl~.bat` to start the default WSL installation in the WSL user home
* `wsl-l.bat` to start the default WSL installation with a login shell
* `WSL.bat` and `WSL ~.bat` to start the default WSL distribution
Given that `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WindowsApps` is in your PATH,
the scripts can be invoked from cmd.exe, PowerShell, or via WIN+R.
#### Start Menu and Desktop shortcuts ####
In the Start Menu, the following shortcuts are installed:
* For each installed WSL distribution D, D` in Mintty` to start in the WSL user home
In the Start Menu subfolder WSLtty, the following shortcuts are installed:
* For each installed WSL distribution D, D` in Mintty` to start in the Windows %USERPROFILE% home
* For each installed WSL distribution D, D` ~ in Mintty` to start in the WSL user home
* `WSL % in Mintty` to start the default WSL installation in the Windows %USERPROFILE% home
* `WSL ~ in Mintty` to start the default WSL installation in the WSL user home
* `WSL -l in Mintty` to start the default WSL installation with a login shell
WSLtty does not install Desktop shortcuts. If you want them, copy the
desired ones from the Start Menu subfolder `WSLtty`.
To ensure a login shell to start in your Linux home directory,
add a `cd` command to your `$HOME/.profile` on Linux side.
#### Context menu entries ####
WSLtty provides context menu entries for all installed WSL distributions,
to start a respective WSL shell in a specific folder from an Explorer window.
WSLtty provides context menu entries for all installed WSL distributions
and one for the configured default distribution,
to start a respective WSL terminal in a specific folder from an Explorer window.
They are not installed by default.
To add or remove context menu entries, run the respective script from the
Start Menu subfolder `WSLtty`.
@@ -122,11 +118,13 @@ Note:
#### Shell selection ####
To invoke your favourite shell, replace `/bin/bash` with its pathname
in the Desktop or Start Menu shortcuts and `*.bat` launch scripts,
or Explorer context menu commands.
The WSLtty deployment does not impose a shell preference anymore.
However, the intermediate gateways (`wslbridge` and its backend and the `bash.exe` Windows launcher)
are also involved. To invoke your favourite shell, you may append
a shell pathname to the mintty invocation (in shortcuts, scripts, or context menu entries),
or handle shell replacement within the WSL startup scripts (esp. `.profile`).
### Components ###
### Components and Credits ###
For mintty, see the [Mintty homepage](http://mintty.github.io/)
(with further screenshots),
@@ -138,4 +136,4 @@ It is based on [Cygwin](http://cygwin.com)
and includes its runtime library ([sources](http://mirrors.dotsrc.org/cygwin/x86/release/cygwin)).
For interacting with WSL, it uses [wslbridge](https://github.com/rprichard/wslbridge).
Many thanks for this enabling gateway go especially to Ryan Prichard.