microsoft / microsoft/WSL

how to enter the ext4 partition

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Description

Hello
I am a new user of BASH with Windows preview insider

When i do the command "ls ", i can see all the NTFS partitions like one lettre each
Microsoft@DESKTOP-G51CU1Q:/mnt$ ls
c e f g h j k q r

But no ext4 partition!!!

however i can continue to see the contents of the EXT4 partitions on Windows10-14371 with EXT2FSD ( http://www.ext2fsd.com/ )
how to be able to also view them with BASH (mount ?)

http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=479092ext.png

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Research direction

Start with the reported Bash session and the /mnt listing, then investigate how the mount command and ext4 partitions are handled in WSL. Compare the requested access with the existing NTFS mounts and determine the supported mounting path. Done means ext4 contents can be viewed from Bash without relying on EXT2FSD.

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Assessment

Tech stack
bash
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

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