How to Execute Shell Script Files on Windows 10 Using WSL

How to Execute Shell Script Files on Windows 10 Using WSL.

Bash is a Unix shell and command language which can run Shell Script files.

1. Execute Shell Script file using WSL
2. Execute Shell Script using Ubuntu on Windows 10

Execute Shell Script file using WSL

Install WSL or Windows Subsystem for Linux

1. Go to Settings\Update & Security\For Developers. Check the Developer Mode;

2. Search for Windows Feature, and choose to Turn Windows features on or off;

3. Scroll to find WSL, check the box, and then install it;

4. Reboot to finish installing the requested changes;

5. BASH will be available in the Command Prompt and PowerShell.

Execute Shell Script Files

1. Open Windows PowerShell and navigate to the folder where the script file is available;

2. Type:

Bash script-filename.sh

It will execute the script, and depending on the file, you should see an output.

On a Linux platform, you usually use SH, but here you need to use BASH.

Execute Shell Script using Ubuntu in dual-boot

Make sure you have Ubuntu or any other Linux distros installed on the target PC in dual-boot with Windows 10. Ubuntu will mount or make all your Windows directories available under /mnt. So the C:\ drive is available at /mnt/C.

Now follow these steps:

1. Type Bash in a run prompt, and it will launch the distro prompt.
2. Navigate to the folder using the cd command to the folder where the scripts are available.
3. Type sh script.sh and hit enter.