WSL cheat sheet

README.md

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

WSL preparation

Run as Administrator:

1. dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
2. dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all

After restart:

1. Install the Linux kernel update package (https://aka.ms/wsl2kernel)
2. wsl --set-default-version 2

Linux Distribution

• Debian
• Alpine Linux

Terminal

• WSL terminal can't do C/P ...
• ConEmu - need lot of configuration
• Windows Terminal, docs

settings.json.txt

// ========================= 
// Windows Terminal settings 
// =========================

{
    // Set default profile guid from "list" section
    "defaultProfile" : "{...}",

    // replace this option:
    "copyOnSelect" : true,    
  
    // List - tuning:
    // "fontSize" : 9, 
  
    // Replace the default keybindings section with the customized one:
    "keybindings":
    [
        { "command" : "newTab", "keys" : ["ctrl+t"]},
		    { "command" : "closeTab", "keys" : ["ctrl+w"]},
		    { "command" : "scrollUpPage", "keys" : "shift+pgup" },
		    { "command" : "scrollDownPage", "keys" : "shift+pgdown" },
        { "command" : { "action" : "copy", "singleLine" : false }, "keys" : "ctrl+insert" },
        { "command" : "paste", "keys" : "shift+insert" },
        { "command" : "none", "keys" : "alt+enter" },

        // Press Ctrl+Shift+F to open the search box
        { "command" : "find", "keys": "ctrl+shift+f" },

        // Press Alt+Shift+D to open a new pane.
        // - "split": "auto" makes this pane open in the direction that provides the most surface area.
        // - "splitMode": "duplicate" makes the new pane use the focused pane's profile.
        // To learn more about panes, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-panes
        { "command" : { "action": "splitPane", "split": "auto", "splitMode": "duplicate" }, "keys": "alt+shift+d" }
    ]
}