Command Line Usage
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
- `--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 $PATH.
- `--mount-drive`: Get true/false status of Mount drives.
- `--wsl-version`: Get the version os the WSL (1/2) of this instance.
- `--default-term`: Get Default Terminal type of this instance launcher.
- `--lxguid`: Get WSL GUID key for this instance.
backup [contents]
- `--tar`: Output backup.tar to the current directory.
- `--reg`: Output settings registry file to the current directory.
clean
- Uninstall that instance.
help
- Print this usage message.
Launch instance
>{InstanceName}.exe
[root@PC-NAME user]#
Run with command line
>{InstanceName}.exe run uname -r
4.4.0-43-Microsoft
Run with command line with path translation
>{InstanceName}.exe runp echo C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
/mnt/c/Windows/System32/cmd.exe
Change Default User(id command required)
>{InstanceName}.exe config --default-user user
>{InstanceName}.exe
[user@PC-NAME dir]$
Set “Windows Terminal” as default terminal
>{InstanceName}.exe config --default-term wt
How to uninstall instance
>{InstanceName}.exe clean
See Hidden Options for features not listed here.
It is useful for automating installation and management.