WSLSYS(1)

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👑 WSLSYS(1) — the wslsys page, but make it make sense 💅

okay bestie, welcome to wslsys, the manual page from the WSL Utilities User Manual section — she's a component of WSL Utilities and she's here to spill all the tea about your system ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

wslsys — Component of WSL Utilities. that's it, that's the name, she's iconic and she knows it 🫶

🦋 SYNOSIS 🦋

(yes the original spells it "SYNOSIS", we're keeping her exactly as she is, no notes 🙈)

wslsys [-VIbBFUWRKPSltT] [-s]

wslsys [-hv] [-n NAME]

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so basically this is a WSL system information printer — she prints out some basic system information for you, no cap. that's the whole vibe. lowkey she's the main character of "what is even going on with my machine" 💀

✨ OPTIONS ✨

okay so if you run the command with no options at all, she prints out all the system information — the full fit, head to toe 👑

and then you can add the -s flag to print only the value — no labels, just the raw lewk, iykyk 🎀

  • -h, --help — prints a simple help. that's it, that's the whole thing, she's being nice to you 💜
  • -v, --version — prints the current version. you love to see it ⭐
  • -n _NAME_ — prints the system information of _NAME_. you ask for a specific thing, you get that specific thing, we love a bespoke queen 🌸
  • -V, --wsl-version — prints the WSL version your current distribution is using. for example, "1" if you're on WSL 1st generation 🧚
  • -I, --sys-installdate — prints the time when the current release was installed. the format is in Hex Unix Timestamp. for example, "0x5df84068" 🕰️
  • -b, --branch — prints the current release branch of your Windows 10. for example, "rs_prerelease" means you're on the rs_prerelease release branch 🌈
  • -B, --build — prints the current build version of your Windows 10. for example, "19536" means you're using Winows 10 build 19536 💀 (the typo "Winows" is canon, we respect the lore)
  • -F, --full-build — prints the current build version of your Windows 10 in long form. for example, "19536.1000.amd64fre.rs_prerelease.191211-1446" 🔥 she's long, she's detailed, she ate
  • -U, --uptime — prints the current uptime inside WSL. for example, "0d 0h 2m" ⏳
  • -W, --win-uptime — prints the current uptime in Windows 10. for example, "0d 12h 8m" 🌞
  • -R, --release — prints the current release for your WSL distro. for example, "Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS" 🐧
  • -K, --kernel — prints the current version of the WSL kernel. for example, "Linux 4.19.81-microsoft-standard" 🧠
  • -P, --package — prints the total number of installed packages. for example, "1047" for 1047 packages installed 📦 (yes she counted, she's thorough)
  • -i, --ip — prints the current IPv4 address for your WSL distro. for example, "127.37.41.23" 🌐
  • -S, --display-scaling — prints the current display scaling from your display setting. for example, "2" for 200% scaling 🖥️
  • -l, --locale — prints the Windows locale information. for example, "en-US" for English (United States) 🗺️
  • -t, --win-theme — prints the Windows Theme. for example, "light" ☀️
  • -T, --win-system-type — prints whether the system is running in Windows Desktop, Windows Server, or Windows Domain Controller. for example, "Server" 👑
  • -d, --systemd-status — prints the status of systemd in WSL. that's it, that's the whole assignment ⚙️

🫶 AUTHOR 🫶

Created by Patrick Wu <me@patrickwu.space> — we stan a legend 💖

😭 REPORTING BUGS 😭

found a bug? don't suffer in silence bestie, report it to <https://github.com/wslutilities/wslu/issues> 🐛

and for Ubuntu specific/related bugs, report to <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wslu> — different bug, different inbox, we keep it organized 🎀

This is free software — you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU GPL version 3 or (at your option) any later version. 🎉

⚠️ and listen: there is NO warranty; not even MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. like, none. zero. she said what she said 💀

🌟 SEE ALSO 🌟

  • wslu(7) — go read her too, she's the friend of the group 💜

that's the whole page bestie, you're officially caught up 💅✨

🏷️ version 4.1.4-1, dated 2026-05-01 — that's the footer energy, mwah 😘💖

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