wsl --exec + interop options
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
wsl -e echo $PATH is different to:
wsl
echo $PATH
Describe the solution you'd like
New options to disable interop: wsl -e --interop-enabled=false and wsl -e --interop-appendWindowsPath=false
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the WSL command option parsing and the code that handles interop and Windows PATH behavior. Confirm how wsl -e arguments are processed, then define completion as supporting the requested options and verifying their effect on command execution and $PATH.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
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