What command to display the WSL version

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What’s the powershell command for the WSL version? I’ve tried: wsl --list --verbose does not list anything (Windows 10 version 1909)

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  • Open the powershell and type wsl -l -v if error occurs you are using wsl1. In wsl2 the command works and displays the current version of Ws. l

  • Returned: Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Usage: wsl.exe [Argument] [Options...] [Commandline] Arguments to run Linux binaries: If no command line is provided, wsl.exe will start the default shell. -exec, -e <Commandline> Execute the specified command without using the standard Linux shell. - Keep the rest of the command line as is. Options: --Distribution, -d <Distributionname> Run the specified distribution. -user, -u <Username> Execute as you use

  • How to upgrade to version 2

  • Ask that question on Super User which is another website of our network specializing in Software Operation. Here our community specializes in Programming Languages. Detail, there in Super User the question should be asked in English.

  • I did a google search and saw that future system update ( Windows 10 2004 ) will upgrade to WSL 2, for now I will use the same as my system does not update to Insider.

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wsl -l -v

if you type wsl - terminal will show the list of available commands

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