let wsl -l to show instance folder path
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Description
I would like to see the instance path given by wsl -l command too, for example:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_79rhkp1fndgsc\
As we can download manually the WSL Linux release to any folder, then unzip it to install it. So if we have many releases in different folders, it would be not easy to distinguish one from another.
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
No
Describe the solution you'd like
wsl -l
or
wsl -l --path
Describe alternatives you've considered
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Research direction
Start by tracing the implementation of the wsl -l command and how installed distributions are enumerated. Determine how registered distributions expose their instance paths, then make the listing include each path or support wsl -l --path; done means the command distinguishes distributions installed in different folders and has coverage for the new output.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100