Running CLI in WSL Portable

Sequential steps to be followed when using this skill

When running a bash command under a WSL portable environment, follow those steps. The original bash command to be run is later referenced as {original_cli}.

1. Inform the user

• Always tell the user "SKILL: I am running CLI in WSL Portable" to inform the user that you are running this skill.

2. Run the command line with the right prefix

• Find this skill directory absolute path, later referenced as {skill_absolute_path}.
• Always use cli: {skill_absolute_path}\scripts\wsl_portable_bash.cmd "{original_cli}".
• Be careful that the path to the script should be absolute and using anti-slashes (\). However the argument will be executed under WSL, so it should follow Linux conventions, with file paths using slashes (/).

Example:

C:\my-repo\.cline\skills\running-cli-in-wsl-portable\scripts\wsl_portable_bash.cmd "mkdir linux-path/to/my-files"

Example with Linux file patterns that don't need to be escaped:

C:\my-repo\.cline\skills\running-cli-in-wsl-portable\scripts\wsl_portable_bash.cmd "ls *.md"

When to use it

• Always use it every time another skill specifically mentions skill: running-cli-in-wsl-portable.
• Always use it every time the user asks you to run a CLI command using the WSL Portable environment.
• Always use it every time you need to run a CLI command that needs a WSL Portable environment.
• Never use this skill when you are under a Linux environment.

Usage and code examples

Those examples are given for a Windows environment.

Running a Hello World prompt under a WSL Portable environment, with example of the output

Note that the WSL Portable environment may output some lines on stderr. You can safely ignore them.

C:\my-repo\.cline\skills\running-cli-in-wsl-portable\scripts\wsl_portable_bash.cmd "echo 'Hello World'"
# Setting $HOME to /mnt/i/Env/Linux/Programs/bash/bash.home
# Setting $XDG_CONFIG_HOME to /mnt/i/Env/Linux/Programs/bash/bash.config
# Hello World

Listing all workspace Ruby files (*.rb) under a WSL Portable environment

C:\my-repo\.cline\skills\running-cli-in-wsl-portable\scripts\wsl_portable_bash.cmd "ls -la *.rb"