How open jetbrains tools like vscode in wsl 2

Ruan Vinícius — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 18:22:19 +0000

First of all the reason why I'm doing it, it's because I was used to using vscode as my main IDE so the vscode has the code . alias that make the process very easy. But, working with jetbrains tools on a wsl environment it's not a natural thing, so you have to create it. So for each IDE of jetbrains that I use, I've created an alias to not be forced to open it with my windows GUI that was boring and slow.

Step 01: Identify the installation path of IDE

Most of time the JetBrains products are installed all in the same folder, so it will be pretty easy to find it. Just search for the IDE name on the Windows search bar, and go to the Open File Location option. If it not be shown to you like the image, just click with the right button on the IDE name

Now just copy the path and keep it

Step 02: Create an alias on your WSL terminal

In my case I'm using Ubuntu as my wsl system so the default alias file is .bashrc located at /home/<your_user>/.zshrc. So open it and type:



alias <nome>='/mnt/<caminho_da_ide>'

The disk letter should be lowercase and will look like
this:



alias storm='/mnt/e/PhpStorm\ 2023.3.2/bin/phpstorm64.exe'

Step 03: Let's open

Now just reopen your terminal and type the alias where you want open the IDE like the vscode one storm .. In this case the . is the context of the program should be openned.

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How open jetbrains tools like vscode in wsl 2

Step 01: Identify the installation path of IDE

Step 02: Create an alias on your WSL terminal

Step 03: Let's open