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# WSL Overview
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WSL is comprised of a set of executables, API's and protocols. This page offers an overview of the different components, and how they're connected.
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Click on any component to get more details.
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```mermaid
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%%{ init: {
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'flowchart': { 'curve': 'stepBefore' },
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'theme': 'neutral'
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}
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}%%
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graph
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subgraph Windows["<b><p style="font-size:30px">Windows</p></b>"]
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C:\Windows\System32\wsl.exe["C:\Windows\System32\wsl.exe"]---|"CreateProcess()"|wsl.exe;
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wsl.exe[<a href="wsl.exe">wsl.exe</a>]---|COM|wslservice.exe;
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wslg.exe[<a href="wslg.exe">wslg.exe</a>]---|COM|wslservice.exe;
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wslconfig.exe[<a href="wslconfig.exe">wslconfig.exe</a>]---|COM|wslservice.exe;
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wslapi.dll[<a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/win32/api/wslapi/">wslapi.dll</a>]---|COM|wslservice.exe;
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id[debian.exe, ubuntu.exe, ]---|"LoadLibrary()"|wslapi.dll;
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wslservice.exe[<a href="wslservice.exe">wslservice.exe</a>]---|"CreateProcessAsUser()"|wslrelay.exe[<a href="wslrelay.exe">wslrelay.exe</a>];
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wslservice.exe---|"CreateProcessAsUser()"|wslhost.exe[<a href="wslhost.exe">wslhost.exe</a>];
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fs["Windows filesystem (//wsl.localhost)"]
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end
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wslservice.exe -----|hvsocket| mini_init
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wslservice.exe -----|hvsocket| gns
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fs---|hvsocket|plan9
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wsl.exe---|hvsocket|relay
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subgraph Linux["<b><p style="font-size:30px">Linux</p></b>"]
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mini_init[<a href="mini_init">mini_init</a>]---|"exec()"|gns[<a href="gns">gns</a>]
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mini_init---|"exec()"|init[<a href="init">init</a>];
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mini_init---|"exec()"|localhost[<a href="localhost">localhost</a>];
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subgraph "Linux Distribution"["<b><p style="font-size:23px">Linux Distribution</p></b>"]
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init[<a href="init">init</a>]---|"exec()"|plan9[<a href="plan9">plan9</a>];
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init---|"exec()"|sid[session leader];
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sid[<a href="session-leader">session leader</a>]---|"exec()"|relay
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relay[<a href="relay">relay</a>]---|"exec()"|cid["User command (bash, curl)"]
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end
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end
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```
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