Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. For privacy information about this product please visit https://aka.ms/privacy. Usage: wsl.exe [Argument] [Options...] [CommandLine] Arguments for running Linux binaries: If no command line is provided, wsl.exe launches the default shell. --exec, -e Execute the specified command without using the default Linux shell. --shell-type Execute the specified command with the provided shell type. Types: standard Execute the specified command using the default Linux shell. login Execute the specified command using the default Linux shell as a login shell. none Execute the specified command without using the default Linux shell. -- Pass the remaining command line as-is. Options: --cd Sets the specified directory as the current working directory. If ~ is used the Linux user's home path will be used. If the path begins with a / character, it will be interpreted as an absolute Linux path. Otherwise, the value must be an absolute Windows path. --distribution, -d Run the specified distribution. --user, -u Run as the specified user. --system Launches a shell for the system distribution. Arguments for managing Windows Subsystem for Linux: --help Display usage information. --install [Options...] Install a Windows Subsystem for Linux distribution. For a list of valid distributions, use 'wsl.exe --list --online'. Options: --no-launch, -n Do not launch the distribution after install. --web-download Download the distribution from the internet instead of the Microsoft Store. --mount Attaches and mounts a physical or virtual disk in all WSL 2 distributions. Options: --vhd Specifies that refers to a virtual hard disk. --bare Attach the disk to WSL2, but don't mount it. --name Mount the disk using a custom name for the mountpoint. --type Filesystem to use when mounting a disk, if not specified defaults to ext4. --options Additional mount options. --partition Index of the partition to mount, if not specified defaults to the whole disk. --set-default-version Changes the default install version for new distributions. --shutdown Immediately terminates all running distributions and the WSL 2 lightweight utility virtual machine. --status Show the status of Windows Subsystem for Linux. --unmount [Disk] Unmounts and detaches a disk from all WSL2 distributions. Unmounts and detaches all disks if called without argument. --update Update the Windows Subsystem for Linux package. --version, -v Display version information. Arguments for managing distributions in Windows Subsystem for Linux: --export [Options] Exports the distribution to a tar file. The filename can be - for standard output. Options: --vhd Specifies that the distribution should be exported as a .vhdx file. --import [Options] Imports the specified tar file as a new distribution. The filename can be - for standard input. Options: --version Specifies the version to use for the new distribution. --vhd Specifies that the provided file is a .vhdx file, not a tar file. This operation makes a copy of the .vhdx file at the specified install location. --import-in-place Imports the specified .vhdx file as a new distribution. This virtual hard disk must be formatted with the ext4 filesystem type. --list, -l [Options] Lists distributions. Options: --all List all distributions, including distributions that are currently being installed or uninstalled. --running List only distributions that are currently running. --quiet, -q Only show distribution names. --verbose, -v Show detailed information about all distributions. --online, -o Displays a list of available distributions for install with 'wsl.exe --install'. --set-default, -s Sets the distribution as the default. --set-version Changes the version of the specified distribution. --terminate, -t Terminates the specified distribution. --unregister Unregisters the distribution and deletes the root filesystem.