在WSL中切换Windows/Linux路径表达方式

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Q:

When we use WSL shell on windows, it is annoying to convert the path back and forth, is it possible to make our life easier?

A: bluerust 2022-06-12

WSL provides a tool named wslpath, which can help convert the paths between Windows and Linux, the usage is very simple:

wslpath '<path>'

The quotes are necessary to avoid escaping the path when it is Windows format.

By virtue of this tool, we can add to following code to .bashrc:

function _pushd ()
{
    [[ "$1" = *"\"* ]] && builtin pushd $(wslpath -a "$1") || builtin pushd "$1";
}

function _cd ()
{
    [[ "$1" = *"\"* ]] && builtin cd $(wslpath -a "$1") || builtin cd "$1";
}
#
# pushd 'x:temp'
# cd 'x:temp'
#
# the path must be quoted with either double quotes or single quote
#
alias pushd='_pushd'
alias cd='_cd'

After updating the rc file, we need to source it:

source ~/.bashrc

Now, you can use the Windows path with cd and pushd commands:

pushd 'x:temp'
cd 'x:temp'

Please keep in mind that, if you omit the slash following the colon sign,wslpath would treat it as a directory name, for instance:

$ wslpath -a x:
/mnt/c/x: