====== Reverse-i-search (Ctrl + R) is very slow ======

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|desc=Document the issue that __reverse-i-search__ <wrap keys><wrap key>Ctrl</wrap><wrap key>R</wrap></wrap> is very slow.}}

===== Solution =====
  - Run wsl distribution and add the following to <wrap file>/etc/wsl.conf</wrap>. \\ <codeprism>
[interop]
appendWindowsPath = false
</codeprism>
  - Open Windows terminal and run <wrap cmd>wsl -l</wrap> to get the name of the distribution used.
  - Run <wrap cmd>wslconfig /t <wrap cmdp>distribution name</wrap></wrap> to make the configuration take effect (This may take a little time).

===== Reference =====
  * //[[https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/4966#issuecomment-649503585]]//
  * //[[https://gist.github.com/ilbunilcho/4280bd55a10cefef75e74986b6bff936]]//