Commonly used commands related to WSL2

Abstract

This article documents commonly used commands related to WLS2.

Command

View all local subsystems

wsl --list --all

View all online subsystems

wsl --list --online

Install subsystems

wsl --install -d Ubuntu-20.04

Start the specified subsystem

wsl -d Ubuntu-20.04

Force shutdown subsystem

wsl --terminate

Export the specified subsystem

wsl --export Ubuntu-20.04 C:\ubuntu-20.04.tar

Import the specified subsystem and specify the directory and name (can be used to customize the subsystem name)

wsl --import CustomWSLName C:\CustomWSLDir C:\ubuntu-20.04.tar --version 2

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