Add wsl files to windows search index
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Description
Is there a way to add wsl files to search index in windows ?
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- 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
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points; first investigate how Windows Search indexes files and how WSL file storage is exposed to it. Define the supported indexing behavior and a way to verify it before identifying the relevant WSL and Windows integration work.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- operating-systems, search
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 15/100