How can I execute one command from cmd while executing a script in WSL?

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I have a build script I'm using in a project I'm currently working on. I found that a certain command only works from cmd and not WSL, but I want to continue to work in WSL.

I have something like this:

command1 && command2 && command3

Say command2 only works in cmd. How can I make this script switch to cmd, execute a command and switch back to WSL?

@tripleee I tried a few things and cmd.exe /c "command2" indeed works. Thanks! Just curious, what does /c do? Google can't search for puncuation unfortunately. — EnderShadow8
– EnderShadow8, Commented Aug 11, 2021 at 10:44
Searching for "cmd options" gets me learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/… (which of course is a Microsoft page, so it will probably have moved by the time you try to click). — tripleee
– tripleee, Commented Aug 11, 2021 at 12:39
Use the command cmd /? or "%ComSpec%" /? and read all about it. — lit
– lit, Commented Aug 11, 2021 at 15:45

tripleee · Accepted Answer · 2021-08-11 10:47:58Z

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You can simply run cmd /c "command2".

The option /c says to read the script from the next command-line argument, rather than from a file or the interactive prompt.

answered Aug 11, 2021 at 10:47

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tripleee Over a year ago

I tried to look for a duplicate but couldn't find one.

EnderShadow8 Over a year ago

Probably because such a duplicate doesn't exist.

Compo Over a year ago

You should generally use the /D option with cmd.exe too, and may also want to consider /mnt/c/windows/system32/cmd.exe.

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