WINECFG(1)

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version 10.0 · 4 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 WINECFG(1) — the Wine Configuration Editor, bestie edition 💖

okay so you found your way into the Wine Programs section of the manual, and the star of the show is winecfg. she's the config editor. she's iconic. let's get into it 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

winecfg [options]

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

winecfg is literally the Wine configuration editor. she lets you change a whole bunch of settings, and I do mean a whole bunch:

  • DLL load order (native versus builtin) 👑
  • enable a virtual desktop
  • setup disk drives
  • change the Wine audio driver
  • ...among others, fr fr

and the best part?? many of these settings can be made on a per application basis. like, for example, preferring native riched20.dll for wordpad.exe, but not for notepad.exe. different apps, different rules, no cap. it's giving "each app is her own main character." 💅

and if you give her no option at all? she just launches the graphical version of winecfg. no arguments, no notes, just vibes. 🦋

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • -v [version], /v [version] — sets the global Windows version to version and then dips (exit). and if you don't pass a version? she'll display the current global Windows version and exit. so either way you're getting something. ✨
  • -?, /? — displays help, plus the valid versions for version, and exits. a little menu of options, a little snack. 🍓

😭 BUGS 😭

found a bug? not the vibe, but okay — bugs can be reported on the Wine bug tracker. go tell them, they want to know. 🫶

🌈 AVAILABILITY 🌈

winecfg is part of the Wine distribution, which is available through WineHQ, the Wine development headquarters. that's the mothership. that's where it all happens. 👑

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

  • wine(1)
  • Wine documentation and support

and that's the whole page, bestie — this one's from Wine 10.0, dated November 2021. go forth and configure, you absolute legend 💖🦋🌸

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