How to Use (after ArchWSL is installed)
exe Usage
Usage :
<no args>
- Open a new shell with your default settings.
run <command line>
- Run the given command line in that instance. Inherit current directory.
runp <command line (includes windows path)>
- Run the given command line in that instance after converting its path.
config [setting [value]]
- `--default-user <user>`: Set the default user of this instance to <user>.
- `--default-uid <uid>`: Set the default user uid of this instance to <uid>.
- `--append-path <true|false>`: Switch of Append Windows PATH to $PATH
- `--mount-drive <true|false>`: Switch of Mount drives
- `--wsl-version <1|2>`: Set the WSL version of this instance to <1 or 2>
- `--default-term <default|wt|flute>`: Set default type of terminal window.
get [setting]
- `--default-uid`: Get the default user uid in this instance.
- `--append-path`: Get true/false status of Append Windows PATH to $PATH.
- `--mount-drive`: Get true/false status of Mount drives.
- `--wsl-version`: Get the version os the WSL (1/2) of this instance.
- `--default-term`: Get Default Terminal type of this instance launcher.
- `--lxguid`: Get WSL GUID key for this instance.
backup [contents]
- `--tar`: Output backup.tar to the current directory.
- `--tgz`: Output backup.tar.tar to the current directory.
- `--vhdx`: Output backup.ext4.vhdx to the current directory. (WSL2 only)
- `--vhdxgz`: Output backup.ext4.vhdx.gz to the current directory. (WSL2 only)
- `--reg`: Output settings registry file to the current directory.
clean
- Uninstall that instance.
help
- Print this usage message.
Open an interactive shell
>Arch.exe
[root@PC-NAME user]#
Run a single command and exit
>Arch.exe run uname -r
4.4.0-43-Microsoft
Run a command with path translation and exit
>Arch.exe runp echo C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
/mnt/c/Windows/System32/cmd.exe
Change Default User (id command required)
>Arch.exe config --default-user user
>Arch.exe
[user@PC-NAME dir]$
If the default user has not been changed (issue #7), please reboot the computer or alternatively, restart the LxssManager in an Admin command prompt.
To restart the LxssManager
, run this:
net stop lxssmanager && net start lxssmanager
Backup Rootfs
Backup:
>Arch.exe backup
Restore/install backup tarball:
>Arch.exe install full/path/to/backup.tar.gz
Restore/install backup vhdx:
>Arch.exe install full/path/to/backup.ext4.vhdx.gz
Uninstall Instance
>Arch.exe clean