Function looksLikeWslShell

src/node/utils/main/resolveLocalPtyShell.ts:117–133

(envShell: string)

}

function looksLikeWslShell(envShell: string): boolean {
  // WSL (and other Unix-like environments) often surface POSIX-y paths like `/bin/bash`.
  // Those paths don't exist on Windows hosts, so treat them as WSL and ignore.
  if (envShell.startsWith("/")) {
    return true;
  }

  const normalized = envShell.replace(/\//g, "\\").toLowerCase();
  const base = path.win32.basename(normalized);
  return (
    normalized === "wsl" ||
    base === "wsl.exe" ||
    normalized === "bash" ||
    normalized === "bash.exe" ||
    normalized.endsWith("\\windows\\system32\\bash.exe")
  );
}

/**
 * Resolve the best shell to use for a *local* PTY session.