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refferencing How to get the host user home directory in WSL Bash
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the great answer from @felipecassiors: wslpath "$(wslvar USERPROFILE)"

I am trying to turn this into an alias command and my UserProfile has a space so it causes issues:
alias winhome='cd $(wslpath "$(wslvar USERPROFILE)")'

When I run 'winhome':
# -bash: cd: too many arguments

I've tried several ways to add quotes or escape the space - to no avail.

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okay. it became obvious once I hit the nail on the head:

alias winhome='cd "$(wslpath "$(wslvar USERPROFILE)")"'

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  • Yes. Each $() has its own quoting context, so quotes inside don't mix with quotes outside. Double quoting $() is the right thing.
    – Kamil Maciorowski
    Oct 30, 2020 at 15:08

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