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interop
The WSL subsystem that lets Linux processes call Windows executables and vice versa, including PATH sharing, clipboard access, and file explorer handoff.
also written as wsl interop
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Docker WSL integrationA Docker Desktop feature that shares its daemon socket into a WSL distro, giving a working docker command inside Linux without running a separate Linux daemon.view termWSLENVA Windows environment variable naming which other environment variables should be shared automatically between Windows and WSL, avoiding a process spawn to fetch them.view termappendWindowsPathA wsl.conf interop setting that controls whether every Windows PATH directory gets appended to the Linux shell's PATH inside WSL, on by default.view termclip.exeA Windows utility invoked from inside WSL to pipe command output directly onto the Windows clipboard, crossing the boundary without a manual copy step.view termexplorer.exeThe Windows File Explorer process, which can be launched from a WSL shell pointed at the current directory to open it visually without typing a UNC path.view termwslpathA WSL command-line utility that converts a file path between its Linux form and its Windows form, so a tool on either side can use it correctly.view term
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