PROTON(6)

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version 3.1.2 · 5 versions
, in debian bookworm, ubuntu noble

💖 PROTON — the proton game launcher, bestie edition 💖

okay so real talk, this page is for Proton (it lives in the Games corner of the manual, section 6, iykyk) and it's literally just a lil game launcher that gets your Proton vibes going. no cap. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

proton-call [OPTIONS]... EXE [EXTRA]...

that's it, that's the whole main character moment. options, then your exe, then whatever extra you wanna throw at it. periodt. 🦋

🌸 OPTIONS 🌸

  • -c, --custom [PATH] — point me at a directory that has Proton in it, and I'll use that one 💅
  • -h, --help — bestie just wants the help message, and honestly? valid. 🫶
  • -i, --index — show you an index of every Proton version you've got installed ✨
  • -l, --log — passes the PROTON_LOG variable along to Proton 📝
  • -o, --options [OPTIONS] — hands your options over to the Runtime 🎀
  • -p, --proton [VERSION] — use Proton version VERSION from common 👑
  • -r, --run EXE — runs EXE inside proton 🚀
  • -R, --runtime [VERSION] — use runtime version VERSION 🌈
  • -v, --version — shows you the version info, iconic behaviour ⭐

🧚 Config: 🧚

the config file should be chillin' at '$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/proton.conf' or '$HOME/.config/proton.conf' — whichever one your setup prefers, she'll find it 💜

the config needs two values:

  • Data: a location to any directory that's gonna contain Proton's runtime files 📁
  • Steam: the directory where steam is installed (the one that contains the steamapps directory) 🎮
  • Common: the directory where your proton versions are stored — usually Steam's steamapps/common directory 📦

example, so you can copy it fr fr:

data = "/home/avery/Documents/Proton/env/" steam =
"/home/avery/.steam/steam/" common =
"/home/avery/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/"

💫 SEE ALSO 💫

the full documentation for Proton is maintained as a Texinfo manual (very old school, very chic). if the info and Proton programs are properly installed at your site, then this command:

info Proton

should give you access to the complete manual. slay. 🔥

and that's a wrap, bestie!! 🎀 this lil masterpiece was brought to you by Proton Caller (proton-call) 3.1... dated March 2023 — remember her name, she's iconic, she's that girl 💅✨🦋

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