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setup-ssh-via-wsl-interop.sh
# https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/filesystems#run-windows-tools-from-linux
# Disclaimer: I have no idea what the performance implications of this are.
# wsl -u root
ln -s "/mnt/c/Program Files/OpenSSH/ssh.exe" /usr/local/bin/ssh
ln -s "/mnt/c/Program Files/OpenSSH/scp.exe" /usr/local/bin/scp
ln -s "/mnt/c/Program Files/OpenSSH/ssh-add.exe" /usr/local/bin/ssh-add
ln -s "/mnt/c/Program Files/OpenSSH/ssh-keygen.exe" /usr/local/bin/ssh-keygen
ln -s "/mnt/c/Program Files/OpenSSH/ssh-keyscan.exe" /usr/local/bin/ssh-keyscan
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astra137 commented Jan 27, 2023 •
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Tested with OpenSSH_for_Windows_9.1p1, Windows SSH agent service, and FIDO2 USB authenticator keys.

As an aside, I am thrilled to remove my previous solution with npiperelay and socat.

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