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Thanks. Let me read your answer to get a better understanding. I'll post back.&nbsp;
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Thanks. Let me read your answer to get a better understanding. I'll post back. 

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Thanks. Let me read. I'll post back.
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Thanks, serialband. I'll go over it at work on Wednesday to make sure I understand this.<br><br>&gt;&gt;When you run wsl.exe, you enter your linux environment <br><br>I always have to run wsl.exe first to enter the Linux environment on my Windows 10 and then start Ubuntu, correct?
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Thanks, serialband. I'll go over it at work on Wednesday to make sure I understand this.

>>When you run wsl.exe, you enter your linux environment

I always have to run wsl.exe first to enter the Linux environment on my Windows 10 and then start Ubuntu, correct?

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thanks, just saw your message, serialband. Let me review this thread and get a better understanding.&nbsp;
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thanks, just saw your message, serialband. Let me review this thread and get a better understanding. 

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I understand it now. Thank you both for explaining this.
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I understand it now. Thank you both for explaining this.


Please help me understand what these directories mean.
I have WSL(Windows Subsystem for Linux), Powershell and Ubuntu. I'm on Windows 10.
1. I'm in Powershell ---> "c:\users\<myname>". This is my Windows folder, correct?
2. When I type "wsl.exe", I'm not in Windows Subsystem for Linux", correct?
3. I do "ls" or "dir" and I see these. These folders are all the directories in my
WSL c drive?
4. Now I go to Ubuntu terminal. This is my Windows C drive. I see all the folders I have
5. I type this -->cd ../.. and now I see these directories.
What's the difference between this and what I'm seeing in step #3? they're different directories but below is not on WSL?

Meaning of these directories in Ubuntu and WSL

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