Skip to main content
Microsoft
Windows Command Line
Windows Command Line
  • Home
  • DevBlogs
    • Visual Studio
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Visual Studio for Mac
    • DevOps
    • Developer support
    • CSE Developer
    • Engineering@Microsoft
    • Azure SDK
    • IoT
    • Command Line
    • Perf and Diagnostics
    • Dr. International
    • Notification Hubs
    • Math in Office
    • DirectX
    • PIX
    • SurfaceDuo
    • Startups
    • Sustainable Engineering
    • Windows AI Platform
    • C++
    • C#
    • F#
    • Visual Basic
    • TypeScript
    • PowerShell Community
    • PowerShell Team
    • Python
    • Q#
    • JavaScript
    • Java
    • Java Blog in Chinese
    • .NET
    • .NET MAUI
    • Blazor
    • ASP.NET
    • NuGet
    • Xamarin
    • #ifdef Windows
    • Apps for Windows
    • Azure Depth Platform
    • Azure Government
    • Bing Dev Center
    • Microsoft Edge Dev
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Microsoft 365 Developer
    • Old New Thing
    • Windows MIDI and Music dev
    • Windows Search Platform
    • Azure Cosmos DB
    • Azure Data Studio
    • Azure SQL Database
    • OData
    • Revolutions R
    • SQL Server Data Tools

    Windows Command Line

    Windows Terminal, Console and Command Line, Windows Subsystem for Linux, WSL, Windows Package Manager

    December 2017 - Windows Command Line

    Share Environment Vars between WSL and Windows
    Share Environment Vars between WSL and Windows
    December 22, 2017 Dec 22, 2017 12/22/17
    Craig Wilhite
    Hey WSL users—we have more features to share with you! Our latest Windows Insider build lets you share environment variables between WSL and Windows. Starting with Build 17063, let’s look at how you can leverage the new “WSLENV” to enhance environmental variable interop between Win32/WSL. Summary For the pros who’ve already heard ...

    2Command-LineLinux toolsWindows 10
    AF_UNIX comes to Windows
    AF_UNIX comes to Windows
    December 19, 2017 Dec 19, 2017 12/19/17
    sarah_cooley[msft]
    Introduction:  Beginning in Insider Build 17063, you’ll be able to use the unix socket (AF_UNIX) address family on Windows to communicate between Win32 processes. Unix sockets allow inter-process communication (IPC) between processes on the same machine.  Overview:  Support for the unix socket has existed both in BSD and Linux for the ...

    5Linux toolsWindows 10Windows Server
    [Cross Post] WSL Interoperability with Docker
    [Cross Post] WSL Interoperability with Docker
    December 8, 2017 Dec 8, 2017 12/8/17
    Craig Wilhite
    We frequently get asked about running docker from within the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). We don’t support running the docker daemon directly in WSL. But what you can do is call in to the daemon running under Windows from WSL. What does this let you do? You can create dockerfiles, build them, and run them in the daemon—Windows or ...

    Comments are closed.0Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
    Background Task Support in WSL
    Background Task Support in WSL
    December 4, 2017 Dec 4, 2017 12/4/17
    Tara Raj
    Starting in Windows Insiders Build 17046, WSL supports background tasks (including daemons). In the past, if you opened WSL and started sshd, httpd, screen, or tmux  you needed to have a console window open to keep those tools running. But, starting with 17046, these processes will continue running in the background even after the last ...

    1Windows 10Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
    Topics
    AccessibilityAF_UNIXANSI/VT Sequencesautomountbackground tasksBashBASICBuffersBuildBuild2017Build2019Build2020Build2021chmodChocolateycmdColorCommand-LineConPTYConsolecontainersCreators UpdatedaemonsDrvFsDvfFsEncodingfilesystemfontifconfiginotifyinteropLinuxLinuxToolsmetadataMS-DOSMSBuildnetworkingOpen-SourceOpenSSHPowerShellPseduoConsolePseudo ConsolePTYreleaseRenderingsettingssocketsStoreSyscallsTabs & SetsTeletypeTerminalThemesTmuxTTYUbuntuUnicodeUTF-8VIntageVisual StudioWhat's NewWin10SWindowsWindows 10Windows 10 SWindows Package Managerwingetwinget.exewingetcreatewinuiWSLwslconfZoom
    Top Bloggers

    Kayla Cinnamon
    Program Manager II

    Demitrius Nelon
    Senior Program Manager

    Craig Loewen
    Program Manager II

    lhecker

    Ben McMorran
    Senior Software Engineer

    Archive
  • May 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • February 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • Stay informed

    Login
    Code Block
    What's new
    • Surface Pro 8
    • Surface Laptop Studio
    • Surface Pro X
    • Surface Go 3
    • Surface Duo 2
    • Surface Pro 7+
    • Windows 11 apps
    • HoloLens 2
    Microsoft Store
    • Account profile
    • Download Center
    • Microsoft Store support
    • Returns
    • Order tracking
    • Virtual workshops and training
    • Microsoft Store Promise
    • Flexible Payments
    Education
    • Microsoft in education
    • Devices for education
    • Microsoft Teams for Education
    • Microsoft 365 Education
    • Education consultation appointment
    • Educator training and development
    • Deals for students and parents
    • Azure for students
    Business
    • Microsoft Cloud
    • Microsoft Security
    • Azure
    • Dynamics 365
    • Microsoft 365
    • Microsoft Advertising
    • Microsoft Industry
    • Microsoft Teams
    Developer & IT
    • Developer Center
    • Documentation
    • Microsoft Learn
    • Microsoft Tech Community
    • Azure Marketplace
    • AppSource
    • Microsoft Power Platform
    • Visual Studio
    Company
    • Careers
    • About Microsoft
    • Company news
    • Privacy at Microsoft
    • Investors
    • Diversity and inclusion
    • Accessibility
    • Security
    English (United States)
    • Sitemap
    • Contact Microsoft
    • Privacy
    • Manage cookies
    • Terms of use
    • Trademarks
    • Safety & eco
    • About our ads
    • © Microsoft 2022