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Launch Atom from the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
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atom.sh
#!/bin/bash
# only convert the path if one is provided
if [ ! -z $1 ]
then
linuxPath="$(realpath $1)"
windowsPath="$(wslpath -w $linuxPath)"
fi
# avoid the UNC path warning
cd /mnt/c/Windows
# launch atom on Windows
cmd.exe /c "atom $windowsPath"
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Hi, i've just your tutorial but I've got an error

/usr/local/bin/atom: line 14: cmd.exe: command not found

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Hey there, @drosanda. Does it work if you use the full /c/Windows/System32/cmd.exe path instead of just cmd.exe inside this script?

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