Invoke-WslCommand

Run WSL commands from PowerShell — like cat, grep, ls, and more.

⚙️ Setup

1. Save the script as Invoke-WslCommand.ps1.

2. Add it to your PowerShell profile so it loads automatically:

. "path-to/Invoke-WslCommand.ps1"

💡 You can check your PowerShell profile path with:

$PROFILE

Example Usage

To define wrapper functions for common Linux commands, add something like this to your PowerShell profile:

function global:cat {
    Invoke-WslCommand -Command "cat" -Arguments $args
}

function global:grep {
    Invoke-WslCommand -Command "grep" -Arguments $args
}

Replacing Aliases

If you're replacing existing PowerShell aliases (like ls), make sure to remove them first:

Remove-Item alias:ls -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

function global:ls {
    Invoke-WslCommand -Command "ls" -Arguments $args
}

Piping commands

You can pipe your commands with ->

cat README.md -> grep "hello world"

📦 Benefits

• Run Linux tools directly from PowerShell
• Easily integrate WSL into your Windows workflow
• Customize and expand with your own command wrappers

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🧠 Tip

Use this setup to unify your dev environment — best of both worlds: Windows + Linux!