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==Windows==
 
Please clarify that under Windows, the configuration file is searched for in the following order:
 
Please clarify that under Windows, the configuration file is searched for in the following order:
1. as specified by the -conf startup option if any.
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# as specified by the -conf startup option if any.
2. dosbox.conf, if it exists in the current working directory  
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# dosbox.conf, if it exists in the current working directory  
3. dosbox.conf in the program binary directory
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# dosbox.conf in the program binary directory
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<small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Jdmarch|Jdmarch]] ([[User talk:Jdmarch|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Jdmarch|contribs]]) 00:26, 5 June 2008</span></small>
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:As of 0.73, 2 new steps were added:
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:# as specified by a -conf command line parameter.
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:# dosbox.conf, if it exists in the current game's folder
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:# dosbox.conf, if it exists in %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\DOSBox\
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:# dosbox.conf in DOSBox' own folder in %ProgramFiles%
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:# As last resort, it creates it on the spot in %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\DOSBox\ and then uses it
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:-[[User:Lwc|Lwc]] 22:49, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

Revision as of 22:49, 28 May 2009

Windows

Please clarify that under Windows, the configuration file is searched for in the following order:

  1. as specified by the -conf startup option if any.
  2. dosbox.conf, if it exists in the current working directory
  3. dosbox.conf in the program binary directory

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Jdmarch (talkcontribs) 00:26, 5 June 2008

As of 0.73, 2 new steps were added:
  1. as specified by a -conf command line parameter.
  2. dosbox.conf, if it exists in the current game's folder
  3. dosbox.conf, if it exists in %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\DOSBox\
  4. dosbox.conf in DOSBox' own folder in %ProgramFiles%
  5. As last resort, it creates it on the spot in %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\DOSBox\ and then uses it
-Lwc 22:49, 28 May 2009 (UTC)