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wsl-open

Open a file or URL from within Windows Subsystem for Linux in the user's default Windows GUI application. More information: https://gitlab.com/4U6U57/wsl-open.

  • Open the current directory in Windows Explorer:

wsl-open {{.}}

  • Open a URL in the user's default web browser in Windows:

wsl-open {{https://example.com}}

  • Open a specific file in the user's default application in Windows:

wsl-open {{path\to\file}}

  • Set wsl-open as the shell's web browser (open links with wsl-open):

wsl-open -w

  • Display help:

wsl-open -h