Command-line tool

is-wsl

cargo/is-wsl

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Checks if the process is running inside Windows Subsystem for Linux.

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

cargo install is-wsl

macOS

cargo install is-wsl

Linux

cargo install is-wsl

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