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Opening a folder in a Linux shell

Right-click a folder to open a Linux shell already sitting in it.

Chapter 10 of 201 min read

Right-click a folder in MSL Files for two ways into a terminal:

  • Open Folder in MSL — a Linux shell in Terminal.app, already in that folder.
  • Open in Terminal — a normal Mac shell in Terminal.app, in that folder.

Which instance?#

The folder is…Open Folder in MSL…
Inside an instanceopens there: "Open Folder in MSL (work)".
Under your Mac home folder, one instance runningopens in that one, through /mnt/mac.
Under your home folder, several runningoffers a submenu to choose.
Under your home folder, none runningis greyed out — /mnt/mac only exists inside a running instance.
Outside your home folder (/Applications, another drive)is greyed out — Linux can't see it.

So a project in ~/Code/thing opens as /mnt/mac/Code/thing inside Linux: same files, Linux tools.

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