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(on Wikipedia)
https://github.com/Microsoft/WSL
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about

A way to run Linux commandline software from a specialized console, similar to how a command prompt runs DOS or PowerShell.

It works well, but it's imperfect.

• aka wsl

• Sometimes mis-named Bash on Ubuntu on Windows or Bash on Windows

  • Not related to Git on Windows.

See also:

• Virtualization

• XLaunch to run GUI Linux software.

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