WSLVIEW(1)

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version 4.1.4 · 2 versions
, in alpine 3.24

💫 WSLVIEW(1) — the wslu girlies' guide 💫

okay so this is a page from the WSL Utilities User Manual, and bestie, it's genuinely iconic 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

wslview, wview, wslstart, wstart — literally just components of WSL Utilities, that's the whole vibe 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

wslview, wview, wslstart, wstart [-ehsvurE]

wslview, wview, wslstart, wstart LINK/FILE

so you either run it with flags, or you hand it a link or a file. both are valid. both slay 🫶

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so picture this: you're on WSL, right, and you want to open a file or a folder in Windows — and wslview is the girl who does exactly that, she's a file viewer on WSL, no cap. and on top of that she's also a fake web browser, which is the most main-character thing ever — she opens urls in your default browser on Windows 10. lowkey genius, highkey essential 😭✨

💖 OPTIONS 💖

  • -h, --help — prints a simple help. that's it. that's the whole option. wholesome 🥺
  • -v, --version — prints the current version. show-off behaviour, honestly 👑
  • -s, --skip-validation-check — skips the url validation check. living dangerously, I respect it 💀
  • -u, --unreg-as-browser — removes wslview as the default WSL web browser. she's stepping down from the throne 🙈
  • -r, --reg-as-browser — registers wslview as the default WSL web browser. crown her 👑
  • -e, --export-as-browser — registers wslview as the default WSL web browser, but using the export method. same crown, different ceremony 🎀

🌈 CONFIGURATION 🌈

⭐ WSLVIEW_DEFAULT_ENGINE

this is the default method used to start websites/folders/files, and the default type is "powershell". here are all the available options, fr fr:

  • powershell: use powershell.exe to start website/folder/file
  • cmd: use cmd.exe to start website/folder/file
  • cmd_explorer: use explorer.exe via cmd.exe to start website/folder/file

⭐ WSLVIEW_SKIP_VALIDATION_CHECK

whether to skip the validation check or not. default is 1, which is not skipping — yes the double negative is giving chaos but that's the spec, bestie 😭. it can be either 0 or 1.

🧚 AUTHOR 🧚

created by Patrick Wu <me@patrickwu.space> — we stan a founder 💜

🍓 REPORTING BUGS 🍓

report bugs to <https://github.com/wslutilities/wslu/issues> 💖 and for Ubuntu specific/related bugs, report to <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wslu> 🌸

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. like, none. zero. she's not responsible for your choices, okay? 😭💀

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

and that's the whole page, you ate that 💅✨

sign-off bestie: this was 4.1.4-1, dated 2026-05-01, filed under WSLVIEW(1) — mwah, love u, go open some files 🫶🎀

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