wsl¶

Manage the Windows Subsystem for Linux from the command-line (https://learn.microsoft.com/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

List all available distributions, including online

wsl --list -o

Export a distribution to a .tar file

wsl --export distribution path\to\distro_file.tar

Import a distribution from a .tar file

wsl --import distribution path\to\install_location path/to/distro_file.tar

Change the version of wsl used for the specified distribution

wsl --set-version distribution version

Shut down Windows Subsystem for Linux

wsl --shutdown