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Add \\wsl$ to the list of "weird paths". This one fits in the general schema the article is about but has the special meaning of "your files in the Linux VM hid
by NelsonMinar 4y ago
Add \\wsl$ to the list of "weird paths". This one fits in the general schema the article is about but has the special meaning of "your files in the Linux VM hiding in the Windows box" (aka WSL). It's running as a Plan9 network filesystem.
- jeroenhd 4y agoIs it a weird path? It's just a simulated computer with hostname wsl$. It looks like this is just a network share server running on the loopback interface. Similarly, \\wsl.localhost\ will also show you your WSL files. The dollar sign has some weird special meaning to the Windows security system (trusted account, local computer, etc., in AD it's related to this mess: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/the-mysterious-case-of-the-a-k-a-dollar-sign-character-in-hybrid/ba-p/768326 https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-a...) but it's essentially just a standard Windows UNC paths.
- pixl97 4y ago$ sign just really means "hide this", though it's commonly used on administrative shares.