Support linux paths for startingDirectory of WSL distros #592
Description
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Your Windows build number:
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18362.86] -
What you're doing and what's happening:
Setting the starting directory for wsl inprofiles.jsondoesn't make it point to the right directory.
- Take the config below :-
{
"startingDirectory": "C:/Users/joshj/AppData/Local/Packages/CanonicalGroupLimited.Ubuntu16.04onWindows_79rhkp1fndgsc/LocalState/rootfs/home/tackyunicorn",
"guid": "{a2785f8e-72c9-4550-b406-697388644902}",
"name": "Ubuntu",
"colorscheme": "MonokaiVivid",
"historySize": 9001,
"snapOnInput": true,
"cursorColor": "#FFFFFF",
"cursorHeight": 25,
"cursorShape": "vintage",
"commandline": "wsl.exe",
"fontFace": "Inconsolata for Powerline",
"fontSize": 10,
"acrylicOpacity": 1,
"useAcrylic": true,
"closeOnExit": true,
"padding": "10, 10, 10, 10",
"icon": "ms-appdata:///roaming/ubuntu.png"
}This results in wsl starting up in the root folder
- In this config :-
{
"startingDirectory": "/home/tackyunicorn",
"guid": "{a2785f8e-72c9-4550-b406-697388644902}",
"name": "Ubuntu",
"colorscheme": "MonokaiVivid",
"historySize": 9001,
"snapOnInput": true,
"cursorColor": "#FFFFFF",
"cursorHeight": 25,
"cursorShape": "vintage",
"commandline": "wsl.exe",
"fontFace": "Inconsolata for Powerline",
"fontSize": 10,
"acrylicOpacity": 1,
"useAcrylic": true,
"closeOnExit": true,
"padding": "10, 10, 10, 10",
"icon": "ms-appdata:///roaming/ubuntu.png"
}This results in wsl starting up in the Windows user folder
- What's wrong / what should be happening instead:
ThestartingDirectoryprofile setting is not being applied correctly on a wsl profile
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