Windows Subsystem for Linux: /home/user (Linux Home Directory Path) to use for ConEmu Terminal?

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I stumbled upon the article "Bashing Windows" (By: Jan De Dobbeleer),
which led me to this answer.

The main trick is the ~ (tilde) when opening the bash shell.


Home (Linux)

  • BASH (path): C:\Windows\System32\Bash.exe ~ (has tilde ~)

  • STARTUP DIRECTORY (path): C:\Users\<YourUserName>\AppData\Local\lxss\home


Root (Linux)

  • BASH (path): C:\Windows\System32\Bash.exe (no tilde)
  • STARTUP DIRECTORY (path): C:\Users\<YourUserName>\AppData\Local\lxss\root

Home (Windows)

  • BASH (path): C:\Windows\System32\Bash.exe (no tilde)
  • STARTUP DIRECTORY (path): C:\Users\<YourUserName>

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  • Oneezy
    Oneezy over 1 year

    I'm trying to set up 2 terminal location tabs to open in my ConEmu Terminal on Windows 10 (for Windows Linux Subysystem)


    1. Windows Home Directory

    C:\Users\USERNAME
        or...
    %USERPROFILE%
    

    and

    2. Linux Home Directory

    C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Lxss\home\USERNAME
           or...
    %LOCALAPPDATA%\lxss\home\USERNAME
    

    The Window Home path works fine, but I'm not sure how to make the Linux Home path work? The closest I can get is to making it open up the root / location.

    Does anyone know the right way to do this?

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