Launch TC from WSL and Vim

[llinfeng]

• In WSL, the following will open the current directory in the right-pane of an existing TC, or open a new one and update the right-pane accordingly.

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  "$(wslpath "c:\Program Files\totalcmd\TOTALCMD.EXE")" -c /O /R=$(wslpath -w "$PWD")

  Caveat: this command only works in "Windows" folders, but not "Linux" folder created within WSL. More conditions are necessary to make a full-scale launcher that opens up PWD in TC for all folders accessible through WSL.

• In Gvim on Windows, the following mapping shall enable F6 to launch current directory in TC in the right-pane.

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  nnoremap <F6> :!start "c:\Program Files\totalcmd\TOTALCMD.EXE" /O /R=%:p:h<CR>
  

  Caveat: more conditions can be added so that things work universally, say, for vims launched within WSL as well. This is for future work.

[Stefan2]

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[llinfeng]

I guess this is a How-To, now that I have lived with the caveats for a good number of months. One can mount WSL shares as a network drive, but it is advised not to manipulate files that way.