WSLVAR(1)

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version 4.1.4 · 2 versions
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💅 WSLVAR(1) — the wslvar glow-up (WSL Utilities User Manual, bestie) 🎀

okay so picture this: you're in your Linux terminal era ✨, living your best life, but you need the tea from the Windows side of the machine. That's where wslvar comes in. It's a whole component of WSL Utilities, and it's here to hand you Windows system environment variables like your most reliable friend who always knows the group chat drama 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

wslvar — Component of WSL Utilities 💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

wslvar [-sl] NAME

wslvar [-hvSL]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

This is a WSL tool that helps you get Windows system environment variables. That's it, that's the vibe. It pulls the Windows-side info you need and hands it over, no cap 🎀

💅 OPTIONS 💅

🍓 Output Type Options

  • -s, --sys — use data from system local & global variables. the classic "give me the system-wide stuff" move ✨
  • -l, --shell — use data from Shell folder environment variables. this one's all about the Shell folder vibes 🐚

🧚 Other Options

  • -h, --help — print a simple help. your little "what do I do now" moment, but make it helpful 💜
  • -v, --version — print current version. literally just the version, bestie 📌
  • -S, --getsys — show available system local & global variables. great for a little window shopping before you commit 👀
  • -L, --getshell — show available Shell folder environment variables. same shopping spree, Shell folder edition 🛍️

🌈 CONFIGURATION 🌈

  • WSLVAR_DEFAULT_VARTYPE — the default type of variable to get when you don't specify an option. The default type is 1. Here are the available Types:
    • 1: User Shell Folders
    • 2: Windows Environment Variables

so if you're the type of person who never specifies an option (respect, honestly), this env var decides what you get 💫

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Created by Patrick Wu <me@patrickwu.space> — icon behaviour, we love to see it 🫶

🐛 REPORTING BUGS 🐛

Report bugs to <https://github.com/wslutilities/wslu/issues>; for Ubuntu specific/related bugs, report to <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wslu>. Found a problem? don't suffer in silence, drop it in the issue tracker, the maintainers ate and left no crumbs 🔥

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. There is NO warranty; not even MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. so like, it's free, it's open, it's yours to remix — but if it breaks, it breaks, and that's on nobody 🙈

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

  • wslu(7) — the rest of the WSL Utilities universe, go explore bestie 🦋

kisses, this page is wslvar from WSL Utilities, version 4.1.4-1, dated 2026-05-01 💅✨🎀

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