NSIS(1)

✨ NAME ✨

makensis — the program that makes Windows installers, bestie 💖 (this is the makensis manual page, for NSIS(1), and yes we're doing this)

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

makensis [script.nsi] [-CMDHELP item] [-HDRINFO] [-LICENSE] [-VERSION]
         [-Vx] [-WX] [-Ofile] [-PAUSE] [-NOCONFIG] [-NOCD]
         [-INPUTCHARSET charset] [-PPO] [-SAFEPPO] [-Ddefine=value]
         [-Xscriptcmd]

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Okay so this manual page gives you the quick lil rundown of the makensis command. That's it, that's the vibe. ✨

Lowkey important context: this manual page was written for the Debian (TM) distribution because the original program doesn't have a manual page of its own. Instead it has its documentation in HTML format — more on that below, bestie, don't worry. 👑

makensis is a program that creates installer programs for Windows. That's the whole main character job. 💅

💅 OPTIONS 💅

Heads up, gorgeous: parameters get processed by order, so -Ddef ins.nsi is not the same as ins.nsi -Ddef — the script file name position genuinely matters. 😭 And for the script file name, you can use - to read from standard input. For a complete description, go look at the HTML files. No cap.

• -Vx — Verbosity, where x is 4=all, 3=no script, 2=no info, 1=no warnings, 0=none. Pick your noise level, queen. 🔊
• -WX — Treat warnings as errors. Strict era, we love to see it. 💀
• -Ofile — Specifies a text file to log compiler output to. The default is stdout.
• -PAUSE — Pauses after execution. It's giving "wait, lemme breathe". 🫶
• -NOCONFIG — Disables inclusion of /etc/nsisconf.nsh.
• -NOCD — Disable changing the current directory to that of the .nsi file. Stay where you are, periodt. 📍
• -INPUTCHARSET charset — Specifies a specific codepage for files without a BOM. The following choice of charsets is supported: <ACP|OEM|CP#|UTF8|UTF16<LE|BE>>. Slay that encoding, bestie. 🌈
• -PPO — Run only the preprocessor and print the result to stdout.
• -SAFEPPO — Same as -PPO but instructions like !appendfile or !system are not executed. Safe mode, babes, we're being responsible. 🎀
• -Ddefine=value — Defines the symbol "define" for the script to [value].
• -Xscriptcmd — Executes scriptcmd in the script (i.e. "-XOutFile poop.exe"). Yes that's the real example, I don't make the rules. 💀✨
• -CMDHELP item — Prints out help for 'item', or lists all commands. It's the built-in bestie that tells you everything. 🧚
• -HDRINFO — Prints information about what options makensis was compiled with. Lore drop about your own binary. 👑
• -LICENSE — Prints the makensis software license.
• -VERSION — Prints the makensis version and exits. Short, sweet, iconic. ⭐

🍓 FILES 🍓

• /etc/nsisconf.nsh — System wide configuration file. The one that speaks for everybody. 🌍
• ~/.nsisconf.nsh — Per-user configuration file. This one's just for you, babe. 💜

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

NSIS is documented more fully in the HTML files in /usr/share/doc/nsis/Docs. Go read those if you want the full deep dive, iykyk. 📚

👑 AUTHORS 👑

• Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org> — This manual page was written initially by Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org> for the Debian (TM) system.
• Thomas Gaugler — updated the man page to reflect changes introduced with version 3.0.

💖 COPYRIGHT 💖

Copyright © 2005-2016 Paul Wise, Thomas Gaugler

okay that's the whole page bestie, every flag accounted for, nothing skipped, no cap 🫶

This was the makensis manual page, from the makensis manual — the version dated August 13, 2016. Mwah, go build something cute. 💅✨🎀