tldr/pages/windows/wsl.md

wsl

Manage the Windows Subsystem for Linux from the command line. More information: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/reference.

• Start a Linux shell (in the default distribution):

wsl {{shell_command}}

• Run a Linux command without using a shell:

wsl --exec {{command}} {{command_arguments}}

• Specify a particular distribution:

wsl --distribution {{distribution}} {{shell_command}}

• List available distributions:

wsl --list

• Export a distribution to a .tar file:

wsl --export {{distribution}} {{path/to/distro_fs.tar}}

• Import a distribution from a .tar file:

wsl --import {{distribution}} {{path/to/install_location}} {{path/to/distro_fs.tar}}

• Shut down Windows Subsystem for Linux:

wsl --shutdown