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If you define `HOME` at Windows level, this changes accordingly.
Note, however, that the WSL `HOME` is a completely different setting.
#### Shell selection ####
#### Shell selection and Login shell ####
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`).
are also involved.
To invoke your favourite shell or launch the shell in login mode,
you may append a shell pathname and an optional `-l` parameter
to the mintty invocation (in shortcuts, scripts, or context menu entries):
* `%LOCALAPPDATA%\wsltty\bin\mintty.exe --WSL= --configdir="%APPDATA%\wsltty" /bin/bash -l`
### Components and Credits ###