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What does the Wsl Bridge skill do?

Run Linux in WSL from Windows; share files between hosts It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

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Is Wsl Bridge free to use?

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Who published Wsl Bridge?

taracodlabs (@taracodlabs) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Wsl Bridge by taracodlabs — Agent Skill

Name: Wsl Bridge
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: taracodlabs

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WSL Bridge

Invoke Linux commands from Windows, pass data between WSL and Windows filesystems, and manage WSL distributions — without switching terminals.

When to Use

User wants to run a Linux command (grep, awk, sed, curl) from Windows
User asks to install or manage a WSL distribution
User needs to access Windows files from WSL or vice versa
User wants to run a bash script via WSL
User asks about WSL status, memory usage, or network config

How to Use

Run a Linux command from PowerShell

wsl -- ls -la /home/
wsl -- df -h
wsl -- uname -a

Run a bash script in WSL

wsl bash -c "cd /home/user/project && npm install && npm run build"

Pass Windows file to WSL command

# Convert Windows path to WSL path
$winPath = "C:\Users\<you>\data.csv"
$wslPath = wsl wslpath -u $winPath
wsl -- cat $wslPath | wsl -- grep "ERROR"

Access Windows drive from WSL

# Windows C: drive is mounted at /mnt/c inside WSL
wsl -- ls /mnt/c/Users/<you>/Documents

List installed WSL distributions

wsl --list --verbose

Check WSL version and status

wsl --status
wsl --version

Shutdown WSL (frees memory)

wsl --shutdown

Set default WSL distribution

wsl --set-default Ubuntu-22.04

Run a specific distro

wsl -d Ubuntu-22.04 -- python3 --version

Forward a port from WSL to Windows

# Get WSL IP
$wslIp = (wsl -- hostname -I).Trim()
Write-Host "WSL IP: $wslIp"
# Use netsh to forward (requires elevated session)
# netsh interface portproxy add v4tov4 listenport=3000 listenaddress=0.0.0.0 connectport=3000 connectaddress=$wslIp

Examples

"Run grep on a log file using WSL" → wsl -- grep -i "error" /mnt/c/logs/app.log | wsl -- tail -n 50

"What WSL distros do I have installed?" → wsl --list --verbose — shows name, state, and WSL version for each distro.

"Use awk to sum a column in a CSV" → wsl -- awk -F',' '{sum += $3} END {print sum}' /mnt/c/Users/<you>/data.csv

Cautions

WSL 2 uses a virtual machine — memory is not immediately released on process exit; use wsl --shutdown to reclaim RAM
File I/O across the Windows/WSL boundary (/mnt/c/) is slower than native Linux filesystem operations
Some Linux tools behave differently on WSL vs native Linux (e.g., systemd, Docker daemon)
Port forwarding between WSL and Windows host may require adjustments after each WSL restart

---name: wsl-bridgedescription: Run Linux in WSL from Windows; share files between hostslicense: Apache-2.0--- # WSL Bridge Invoke Linux commands from Windows, pass data between WSL and Windows filesystems, and manage WSL distributions — without switching terminals. ## When to Use - User wants to run a Linux command (grep, awk, sed, curl) from Windows - User asks to install or manage a WSL distribution - User needs to access Windows files from WSL or vice versa - User wants to run a bash script via WSL - User asks about WSL status, memory usage, or network config ## How to Use ### Run a Linux command from PowerShell ```powershell wsl -- ls -la /home/ wsl -- df -h wsl -- uname -a ``` ### Run a bash script in WSL ```powershell wsl bash -c "cd /home/user/project && npm install && npm run build" ``` ### Pass Windows file to WSL command ```powershell # Convert Windows path to WSL path $winPath = "C:\Users\<you>\data.csv" $wslPath = wsl wslpath -u $winPath wsl -- cat $wslPath | wsl -- grep "ERROR" ``` ### Access Windows drive from WSL ```powershell # Windows C: drive is mounted at /mnt/c inside WSL wsl -- ls /mnt/c/Users/<you>/Documents ``` ### List installed WSL distributions ```powershell wsl --list --verbose ``` ### Check WSL version and status ```powershell wsl --status wsl --version ``` ### Shutdown WSL (frees memory) ```powershell wsl --shutdown ``` ### Set default WSL distribution ```powershell wsl --set-default Ubuntu-22.04 ``` ### Run a specific distro ```powershell wsl -d Ubuntu-22.04 -- python3 --version ``` ### Forward a port from WSL to Windows ```powershell # Get WSL IP $wslIp = (wsl -- hostname -I).Trim() Write-Host "WSL IP: $wslIp" # Use netsh to forward (requires elevated session) # netsh interface portproxy add v4tov4 listenport=3000 listenaddress=0.0.0.0 connectport=3000 connectaddress=$wslIp ``` ## Examples **"Run grep on a log file using WSL"** → `wsl -- grep -i "error" /mnt/c/logs/app.log | wsl -- tail -n 50` **"What WSL distros do I have installed?"** → `wsl --list --verbose` — shows name, state, and WSL version for each distro. **"Use awk to sum a column in a CSV"** → `wsl -- awk -F',' '{sum += $3} END {print sum}' /mnt/c/Users/<you>/data.csv` ## Cautions - WSL 2 uses a virtual machine — memory is not immediately released on process exit; use `wsl --shutdown` to reclaim RAM - File I/O across the Windows/WSL boundary (/mnt/c/) is slower than native Linux filesystem operations - Some Linux tools behave differently on WSL vs native Linux (e.g., systemd, Docker daemon) - Port forwarding between WSL and Windows host may require adjustments after each WSL restart

Frequently asked questions

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