https://github.com/taviso/minirun

Run commands with hidden console.
https://github.com/taviso/minirun

windows wsl

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Run commands with hidden console.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/taviso/minirun
• Owner: taviso
• Created: 2021-01-23T20:03:01.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2021-01-24T15:24:48.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-24T12:12:51.728Z (21 days ago)
• Topics: windows, wsl
• Language: C
• Homepage:
• Size: 21.5 KB
• Stars: 29
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# Minimal run

This is a tiny C program for running Windows commands with a hidden

console. It's suitable for use in Windows shortcuts, i.e. lnk files.

I use `run.exe wsl --exec xterm -display :0` to launch an XTerm on Windows.

If you don't want to compile it yourself, check the [Releases](https://github.com/taviso/minirun/releases) section.

# Building

```

> rc.exe /nologo resource.rc

> cl.exe /nologo  /Zi /O2 /guard:cf /GF /c /Fo:run.obj run.c

> cl.exe /nologo  /Zi /O2 /guard:cf /GF /MT /Fe:run.exe run.obj resource.res /link  user32.lib

```

> Note: You need to build it as a 64bit application to access wsl.exe.

# Screenshot

You can't see it running because it's designed to be invisible! Your

shortcut should look something like this.

![Screenshot](xterm-example.png)

# Troubleshooting

First try this to make sure run is working:

```

run.exe calc

```

If that does work, but starting a wsl application doesn't work, it may be a

PATH issue.

Try using the full path instead, like this:

```

run.exe wsl --exec /usr/bin/program

```

If you need to set `$DISPLAY` or some other variable, use `env`. For example,

like this:

```

run.exe wsl --exec env DISPLAY=:0 /usr/bin/program

```

Are you trying to run a script? It might be a permissions issue, try this:

```

run.exe wsl --exec /bin/sh /full/path/to/script.sh

```

> If it's not a shell script, use the correct interpreter.. e.g. `/usr/bin/perl`.

Are you trying to use `$DISPLAY` in wsl2? You might need a script to get the right address, save this as display.sh

```sh

#!/bin/sh

DISPLAY=$(awk '/nameserver/ {print $2; exit}' /etc/resolv.conf):0 exec "${@}"

```

Now you can do `run.exe wsl --exec /bin/sh /path/to/display.sh /usr/bin/xterm`