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WSL_DISTRIBUTION_FLAGS enumeration (wslapi.h)

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The WSL_DISTRIBUTION_FLAGS enumeration specifies the behavior of a distribution in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

Syntax

typedef enum {
  WSL_DISTRIBUTION_FLAGS_NONE = 0x0,
  WSL_DISTRIBUTION_FLAGS_ENABLE_INTEROP = 0x1,
  WSL_DISTRIBUTION_FLAGS_APPEND_NT_PATH = 0x2,
  WSL_DISTRIBUTION_FLAGS_ENABLE_DRIVE_MOUNTING = 0x4
} WSL_DISTRIBUTION_FLAGS;

Constants

 
WSL_DISTRIBUTION_FLAGS_NONE
Value: 0x0
No flags are being supplied.
WSL_DISTRIBUTION_FLAGS_ENABLE_INTEROP
Value: 0x1
Allow the distribution to interoperate with Windows processes (for example, the user can invoke "cmd.exe" or "notepad.exe" from within a WSL session).
WSL_DISTRIBUTION_FLAGS_APPEND_NT_PATH
Value: 0x2
Add the Windows %PATH% environment variable values to WSL sessions.
WSL_DISTRIBUTION_FLAGS_ENABLE_DRIVE_MOUNTING
Value: 0x4
Automatically mount Windows drives inside of WSL sessions (for example, "C:" will be available under "/mnt/c").

Requirements

Requirement Value
Header wslapi.h