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title: 'Use GVim under WSL2'
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Use GVim under WSL2
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Bash script
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#!/bin/bash
# CS: [27-Sep-2024 11:03] Put this script in ~/bin

RED=$(tput setaf 1)
PURPLE=$(tput setaf 125)
GREEN=$(tput setaf 2)
RESET=$(tput sgr0)

#location of gvim
GVIM='/mnt/c/Program Files/Vim/vim91/gvim.exe'

FILE=`realpath "${1:-.}"`

#
# need to convert  /mnt/c/xxx --> C:\xxx
#
[[ $FILE == /mnt/c/* ]] && FILE=${FILE/\/mnt\/c\//C:\\}
[[ $FILE == /mnt/d/* ]] && FILE=${FILE/\/mnt\/d\//D:\\}

echo "Launch ${GREEN}gvim.exe [windows version]${RESET} for file: "$FILE
`"$GVIM" $FILE` &

Here I am using the Windows version of GVim. Plguins that rely on external commands such as Shellcheck do not work properly.

> I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it. [name=Bill Gates]