README.md

@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
 These are tools I use to use Windows primarily through WSL. A lot of them
 assume you have PowerShell somewhere in your `PATH` as "`pwsh`".
 
-## `dos-var`
-
-Gets Windows environment variables from DOS.
-
 ## `env-share`
 
 A hacked-together utility for sending WSL variables back to Windows
@@ -40,4 +36,5 @@ A feature-barren DOS clone of `ls` that hides Windows hidden files. Relies on
 - `explorer.sh`: Launch explorer from WSL.
 - `pwsh.sh`: Launch PowerShell Core.
 - `terminal.sh`: Launch Windows Terminal.
+- `userprofile.sh`: Get the Windows user profile directory (`%USERPROFILE%`).
 

dos-var/.gitignore

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-/target
-Cargo.lock

dos-var/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "dos-var"
-version = "0.0.2"
-edition = "2021"
-
-[dependencies]
-pico-args = "0.5.0"
-
-[profile.release]
-opt-level = 's'
-codegen-units = 1
-debug = false
-lto = true
-panic = "abort"
-strip = "symbols"

dos-var/justfile

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-
-alias b := build
-alias i := install
-
-build:
-    cargo build --release
-
-install DIR: build
-    cp ./target/release/dos-var "{{DIR}}/dos-var"
-

dos-var/src/error.rs

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-use std::process::exit;
-
-pub fn not_found(target: &String) {
-	eprintln!("dos-var: %{target}% has no value");
-	exit(1);
-}
-
-
-pub fn missing_arg() {
-	eprintln!("dos-var: no argument found");
-	exit(2);
-}
-

dos-var/src/main.rs

@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-use std::process::Command;
-
-use pico_args::Arguments;
-
-mod error;
-
-const CMD: &str = "/mnt/c/Windows/System32/cmd.exe";
-
-const FLAG_PATH: [&str; 2] = [ "-p", "--path" ];
-
-pub fn main() {
-	let mut args = Arguments::from_env();
-
-	let convert_path = args.contains(FLAG_PATH);
-
-	if let Ok(Some(target)) = args.subcommand() {
-		let cmd = Command::new(CMD)
-			.current_dir("/mnt/c/")
-			.arg( format!("/C echo %{target}%") )
-			.output();
-		if let Ok(output) = cmd {
-			if let Ok(stdout) = String::from_utf8(output.stdout) {
-				//	trim output
-				let stdout = stdout.trim_end_matches("\"\r\n");
-				//	catch empty variable case
-				if stdout == format!("%{target}%") { error::not_found(&target); }
-
-				//	handle path flag and write
-				let path = 
-					if convert_path {
-						stdout
-						.replace("\\", "/")
-						.replace("C:/", "/mnt/c/")
-					} else { stdout.to_owned() };
-				println!("{path}");
-			}
-		}
-	} else { error::missing_arg(); }
-}
-

justfile

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ install TARGET='all' DIR="~/.bin/":
 	#!/usr/bin/bash
 	if [[ {{TARGET}} == 'all' ]]; then
 		just install scripts {{DIR}}
-		just install dos-var {{DIR}}
 		just install env-share {{DIR}}
 		just install mkwin {{DIR}}
 		just install path-convert {{DIR}}

man/dos-var.1

@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-.Dd $Mdocdate$
-.Dt DOS-VAR 1
-.Os
-.Sh NAME
-.Nm dos-var
-.Nd gets DOS environment variables from WSL
-.Sh SYNOPSIS
-.Nm
-.Op Fl p
-.Ar variable
-.Sh
-.Sh DESCRIPTION
-The
-.Nm
-utility gets a DOS environment variable from within WSL. It can also convert paths to UNIX.
-.Bl -tag -width Ds
-.It Fl p , Fl -path
-The target DOS variable contains a path, and will be converted.
-.It Ar variable
-The name of the target DOS variable.
-.El
-.Sh EXIT STATUS
-.Bl -tag -width Ds
-.It 1
-The target variable is empty.
-.It 2
-No target variable was provided.
-.El
-.Sh EXAMPLES
-Navigate to the Windows user directory:
-.Pp
-.Dl $ cd `dos-var -p USERPROFILE`
-.Pp
-.Sh Authors
-.An -nosplit
-.An Valerie Wolfe Aq Mt sleeplessval@gmail.com

scripts/justfile

@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ install DIR="~/.bin":
 	cp explorer.sh {{DIR}}/explorer
 	cp pwsh.sh {{DIR}}/pwsh
 	cp terminal.sh {{DIR}}/terminal
+	cp userprofile.sh {{DIR}}/userprofile
 

scripts/pwsh.sh

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ fi
 
 #	fall back to user installation
 if [ -z ${PWSH+x} ]; then
-	PWSH="`dos-var -p USERPROFILE`/AppData/Local/Microsoft/WindowsApps/pwsh.exe"
+	PWSH="`userprofile`/AppData/Local/Microsoft/WindowsApps/pwsh.exe"
 fi
 
 #	run target

scripts/userprofile.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/bash
+
+#	absolutely monstrous string hackery
+#	get %USERPROFILE% using cmd and convert that path
+USERPROFILE=`/mnt/c/Windows/System32/cmd.exe '/C' 'echo %USERPROFILE%' 2> /dev/null`
+USERPROFILE=${USERPROFILE//\\//}		#	replace '\' separators with '/'
+USERPROFILE=/mnt/c/${USERPROFILE#C:/}	#	replace 'C:/' with '/mnt/c/'
+USERPROFILE=${USERPROFILE%$'\r'}		#	strip carriage return
+echo $USERPROFILE
+