Settings in the file wincmd.ini

 

Please note: most settings in Wincmd.ini can also be changed from dialog boxes. Very few settings can only be changed directly, either because they are not meant for the end user, or they are only a workaround to a specific problem. Settings for the FTP client are stored in the file wcx_ftp.ini.

Note: The two ini files are stored in the Windows directory, but the location can be changed using command line parameters. The location of the ini files can also be set in the registry. To do this, the location can be set either at installation time, or using the standalone program inireloc.exe, available on www.ghisler.com, Addons section. Besides, if the file wincmd.ini is located in the Total Commander program directory, you can use the key UseIniInProgramDir (see below).

 

[Configuration] General settings

1hourdif=0 1: Ignore time difference of exactly one hour when comparing files. This is useful when comparing between an NTFS and FAT volume (daylight saving time!).

AccessTime=0 1: Allows Total Commander to work with 'last accessed' timestamp instead of 'last modified', e.g. for copying files last accessed during the last n days. 

ActiveRight=0 1: The right listbox will be active when Total Commander starts (1/0)

AdminTimeout=180 Determines after how many seconds of inactivity tcmadmin.exe (used for copy/delete etc. as admin) is terminated. Set to 0 for no timeout, to -1 to disable copy as admin completely.

Aligned extension=1 File extension is shown left aligned

AllHiddenNetNames=1 0: Show only hidden drives like C$ when choosing "show admin shares"

1: Show all hidden shares

Allowed= Allowed drives -> restrict drive access! Example: Allowed=cde

\ stands for 'Network Neighborhood'

AlternateUserIni=<somename.ini> If present, it will redirect storing of all user-changeable sections to an alternate ini file (in this example, somename.ini), except for the following sections: [Configuration], [Layout], [Packer], [Confirmation], [Extensions], [Shortcuts], [PackerPlugins], [FileSystemPlugins], [ListerPlugins], [ContentPlugins]. These sections can be redirected individually, though:

In each section, an entry RedirectSection= can be added to change the default behaviour. It will alow to redirect (or not) this section to another ini file: Possible values:

0: no redirect

1: redirect to ini file defined via AlternateUserIni=<alternate ini file.ini>

<ininame.ini>: redirect to that specific ini

AltSearch=0 Search with 0=CTRL+ALT, 1=ALT, 2=letter only, 3=letter with search dialog, 4=disabled

AlwaysCopyInBackground=0 1: Total Commander always copies in the background (32-bit version only)

2: Always use background transfer manager

AlwaysPackInBackground=0 1: zip in background

2: zip+external packers in background

3: like 2, but run external packers minimized

AlwaysToRoot=0 If set to 1, Total Commander will always switch to the root directory when changing drives (like the Win95/98 Explorer).

AlwaysUnpackInBackground=0 1: unzip in background

2: unzip+external unpackers in background

3: like 2, but run external unpackers minimized

AppendLnk=0 Link files (*.lnk) will be created as follows:

0: file.ext -> file.lnk

1: file.ext -> file.ext.lnk

AppendWarning=1 If set to 0, Total Commander will not show a warning before appending to a file

AutoComplete=3 A combination (sum) of the following options:

1: Show auto-complete dropdown list

2: Auto-append current suggested name

AutoCompleteTab=0 0: Tab switches to active file list

1: Choose next file from auto-complete, as '0' if nothing to complete

2: Choose next file from auto-complete, ignore tab if nothing to complete

AutoInstallPlugins=1 If set to 0, auto-installation of plugins when entering plugin archive is disabled

Autotreechange=0 If set to 1, a single click on a directory in tree view switches to that directory in the other window.

BriefViewWidthLimit= Sets a maximum width limit (in pixels) for a column in brief view

BrushForCursor=0 Set this option to 1, if Total Commander leaves behind a trail of frames around the not selected files when moving the cursor (bug in graphics card).

CdCloseDoor=1 If change drives to a CD-rom fails, try to close the CD drawer (only 32-bit version). Can be disabled with CdCloseDoor=0

CDlabel=1 Show CD labels (and for other removable drives) in Alt+F1/F2 (1/0)

CmdUpDown=0 Move cursor up/down in file list even if the active window is the command line (1/0)

CmtOemFont=0 Use OEM (DOS) character set in descript.ion files (only recommended if you use the tool 4dos or 4nt).

ColorFilters=1 Enable/disable colors by file type

CompareCaseSensitive=0 1: Compare by content sensitive to upper-/lowercase letters

0: Ignore (a and A considered as equal)

CompareIgnoreRepeatedLines=0 0: Compare by contents ignores lines which are repeated many times (e.g. begin/end). Useful mostly for comparing source code and other files with repeated text which is irrelevant for the comparison.

1: Function disabled. Useful for lists where also relevant lines are repeated often, e.g. part lists.

CompareIgnoreRepSpace=1 1: Ignore different number of spaces, e.g. "a b" is the same as "a       b"

0: Detect different number of spaces as a difference

CompareSaveOriginal=1 1: When saving, the file is copied to filename.bak, then the data is written to filename. Advantage: additional streams, special attributes etc. are preserved.

0: When saving, the data is written to filename.tmp, then the file is renamed to filename.bak, and finally filename.tmp is renamed to filename. Advantage: The file has to be written only once, and remains intact in case of a write error.

Comparetool= Set external compare tool for "Compare by contents", e.g. WinMerge

CompareVertical=0 1: Show compare by content windows above each other

0: Side by side

CopyComments=6 This is a combination (sum) of the following flags:

1: Default comment type is files.bbs

2: Default comment type is descript.ion

4: Read comments from both types

8: Copy comments belonging to files. The comment files themselves are skipped.

16: Use DOS charset for descript.ion (files.bbs always uses the DOS charset)

Note: If both 1 and 2 are set, 2 takes precedence

CopyCompatDrives= Drives, from/to which TC should copy in compatibilty mode. Recommended for USB sticks and for exotic drives where normal copying causes problems. \ = Network Neighborhood, *=All drives. This mode does not work under Windows 9x/ME.

CopyCompatUsbSticks=1 Use compatibility mode for USB sticks

CopyDirTimeStamp=0 Copy timestamp of directories

CopyStreams=0 1: NTFS streams will be copied

0: NTFS streams will be ignored

CopyBlockSize=32 Sets block size for copying (in kbytes=1024 bytes). Default and minimum is 32 (=32768 bytes).

CopyHugeBlockSize= Sets the block size when copying very large files. The files will be read and written directly, bypassing the disk cache. Minimum size is 10MB. Only files larger than this block size will be copied this way. For smaller files, CopyBlockSize will be used. By default, without this entry in the INI file, this feature is turned off.

CopyBlockSizeOther=32 Sets the block size for copying between drives on different physical disks. It's better to use a smaller block size when copying between different disks, because both disks can read/write at the same time. A single disk has to jump between source and target file when copying, so a large block size is better.

CopyHugeBlockSizeOther= Sets the block size when copying very large files, between different disks. Minimum: 256 kB.

Recommended values (try others yourself):

CopyBlockSize=1024

CopyHugeBlockSize=10240

CopyBlockSizeOther=128

CopyHugeBlockSizeOther=32

SamePartitions=drives,drives Allows to set, which logical drives (partitions) belong to the same harddisk. Example: You have two harddisks, one with drives C,E and F, and the other with D, G and H. The entry has to be SamePartitions=CEF,DGH

When copying between E and F (same physical disk) the first two values will be used, when copying between C and D (different disk) the values with 'Other' in the name.

CountMarked=1 1: Count files in subdirs before copying/ deleting to allow a second percent bar

0: Do not count files (faster)

CountSpace=1 1: Count files when selecting with spacebar

0: Do not count files (faster)

CustomFieldsInDlg=0 Show custom fields (e.g. [tc.comment]) in overwrite dialog

DeleteDelay=0 Total Commander (32 bit only) waits the specified amount of time (in milliseconds) after deleting a file to recycle bin. Try to increase this value (default is 0) if you experience crashes when Cleansweep for windows is running.

DeviceChange=1 1= react to wm_devicechange messages (to detect disk changes) 0= ignore

DirBrackets=1 Show square brackets around directories (1/0, default=1)

DirsInFooter=1 Show number of selected and total directories in the footer

DirTabLimit=32 Maximum number of characters shown in a directory tab

DirTabOptions=824 Sum of the following options:

1: Tabs always visible

2: Tabs on multiple lines

4: All tabs have the same width

8: Tab text length limit enabled (see DirTabLimit)

16: Confirm "Close all tabs"

32: Close tabs with a double click

64: Open new tabs in the foreground

128: Open new tabs near the current tab

256: Show an asterisk * for locked tabs

512: Activate target panel when clicking on one of its tabs

1024: Show drive letter of current drive in the tab title

DriveisCD=FGH Define drives F, G and H as CD-ROM drives. When copying from these drives, Total Commander will not copy the read only attribute. Useful for network CD drives which are not detected automatically.

DriveLib= Load icons for the drive buttons from the DLL file specified.

DriveTipDelay=0 Delay in milliseconds, until descriptions for the drives in the drive combo box are shown (default = 0)

DropExtensions=1 Allow drag&drop shell extensions for right mouse button drag&drop (1/0)

Editor=notepad.exe Default editor for F4

EditWaitTime=2 Timeout value when editing files from an archive or ftp server: If an editor closes within this amount of seconds, assume that it's a multiple document editor and show dialog where user can confirm when editing has ended. Set to 0 to turn off this feature. Set to -1 to not show this dialog at all (e.g. when the file was passed via DDE to the associated program).

ExplorerForCopy=0 Use built-in copy function (more flexible) or Explorer (copy+paste) for F5 and F6 (0/1)

FileTipWindows=0 Show tooltips (hint windows) for file names which are too long to be shown completely in 'full' view (32 bit version only) (1/0)

FirstFTPSync=1 First time Sync with ftp is called -> show warning

FirstTime=1 First time Total Commander is run -> display release notes

FirstTimeUnpack=1 First time "Unpack all" -> hint to press ENTER on file

FirstTimeZIP=1 First time packing/unpacking -> Packer dialog

HebrewListerFix=0 If =1, use coordinate correction when selecting English texts in Lister on Hebrew Windows

HistoryAppend=1 1= Appends the directory selected from the history list (ALT+Cursor down) to the end of the history list (default)

0= Moves the current position in the history list to the selected item

IconLib=c:\totalcmd\wcicolib.icl Loads all default icons for the file lists from the given DLL. See www.ghisler.com for a sample ICL (16 bit DLL).

IconsInMenus=0 Alows to show icons from wcmicons.dll or wciconex.dll in the main menu. Sum of:

1: Enable icons in menu

2: Surround icons by frame

4: show 24x24 pixel icons instead of 16x16

8: show 32x32 pixel icons

both 4+8: show 48x48 icons (for very high resolution screens)

IconsInThread=1 Load icons of EXE and LNK files in a separate thread (1/0)

IconsOnNet=1 Load icons of EXE and LNK files also on network drives (1/0)

IconOverlays=0 Enable/disable icon overlays, like the small arrow for links (1/0)

IconsSpecialFolders=3 Enable/disable display of special folder icons (0=none, 1=local file system, 2=virtual folders and in nethood, 3=both)

IgnoreListFile= Points to a plaint text file (path+name) containing a list of names which should be ignored by Total Commander (not shown, copied, deleted etc.). Supports wildcards and names with and without paths (with or without drive). The lines may have one of the following forms:

filename.ext Hide filename.ext in all subdirs

c:\test\filename.ext Hide filename.ext only in c:\test

\System volume information Hide this dir on all drives

*.bak *.~* Hide these file types in all directories

c:\test\*.bak *.~* Hide these file types in subdir c:\test only

\test\*.bak *.~* Hide these file types in subdir test on all drives

c:\test\"abc def.*" *.~* Names containing spaces must be in ""

  if they contain any wildcards (* or ?)

IgnoreListFileEnabled=1 Determines whether the file referenced by IgnoreListFile= is enabled or not. Allows to temporarily disable the function without removing the file's path. The internal command cm_SwitchIgnoreList toggles this option on and off.

IgnoreWheel=1 Ignore the Intellimouse wheel.

InplaceRename=1 Enable / disable inplace renaming when clicking twice on a name (1/0)

InplaceRenamePath=1 Enable (1) / disable (0) inplace changing of current path. The default is the value of InplaceRename, if present, otherwise 1.

2: Disable inplace rename of path, but enable quick directory changes with single click (no shift needed)

InstallDir= Last installation directory of Total Commander (same as in the registry)

KeyPath= Path to the registration key (WITHOUT the file name!). As a default, Total Commander looks for the key in its own directory. Useful if key cannot be read over a LAN.

LanguageINI= Language file used (WCMD_DEU.LNG etc.)

Lastmd5=0 1: The last used option in Files - Create CRC Checksums was MD5

Lastrunas= Last user name, which was used in the function cm_OpenAsUser

ListName= Last download list name used in function "download later" and "ftp download from list"

LockedGoToDriveRoot=0 0: Click on [ \ ] switches to base directory of the locked tab

1: Click on [ \ ] switches to root directory of the drive

LockedTabChange=1 What to do when changing dir on locked tab:

0: always create a new tab

1: re-use tab with same dir

2: re-use first unlocked tab

3: re-use last unlocked tab

LogFile= Name of log file to record file operations (not ftp)

LogKeepCount=30 Maximum number of log file copies to keep when using log file rotation

LogOptions=7198 Determines which operations should be logged. A sum of:

1 the function is enabled

2 copy, move, create shortcut

4 delete files

8 create/delete folders

16 archive functions

32 currently unused

64 file system plugin operations

1024 operation was successful

2048 operation failed

4096 operation was started, but the file was skipped

LogRotateLimit=0 If set to -1, start a new log file every day after midnight

If set to a value v>0, start a new log file when the file reaches v kBytes

LongInStatus=0 Show long name in status bar in mode view-full. (1/0)

LongNamesToDos=0 Pass short/long names to DOS box when using Shift+Enter (0/1).

Mainmenu= Contains custom main menu location and file name

MarkDirectories=1 Also select directories (with +)

MrtReplacePluginChars=1 0: Turns off auto-replacement of invalid characters from plugins in the multi-rename tool (e.g. ':' -> '.') -> user has to take care of it himself

MultiRenameEdit= Editor used in the multi-rename tool for editing the new names manually

NetHoodInThread=1 Load Network Neighborhood in background thread

Netwarebugfix=0 1: do NOT rename files on remote drive

NewStyleProgress= 1: Use operating system progress bar (default for Windows >=XP)

0: Use TC's own progress bar (default for all older Windows versions)

2: Like 1, but with a not segmented bar (only supported in classic theme)

Noreread=AB\ Do not reread these drives; \ stands for 'Network Neighborhood', / for file system plugins, and a colon : for virtual folders like the desktop.

Noreread2=AB\ Do not reread these drives when closing and restarting Total Commander. If noreread2 is missing, the contents of noreread= will be used, which leads to the same behaviour as in TC versions older than 6.52. Example:

Noreread=ABC\ and Noreread2=AB\  : Don't auto-reread floppies, drive c and the net, but remember directories on C when closing and re-opening Total Commander.

OldDriveIcons=0 1: Use old drive icons from TC 6.5x for drive button bar

0: Use new drive icons

OldStyleDir=0 Use SetCurDir to verify existance of dir / Use FindFirstFile directly (1/0)

OldStyleTree=0 This option works only for a tree in one of the two file panels:

0: Show Explorer-style tree for all drives

1: Always load full tree of a drive

2: Show expandable tree for current drive only

OleComments=1 Load comments from

0: Only descript.ion and files.bbs comment files

1: From Explorer (NTFS streams and Word documents) and comment files

2: Only Explorer comments

3: None of the above (only from plugins, if defined)

Onlyonce=0 Start only one instance of Total Commander

PanelsVertical=0 File windows side by side (0) or above each other (1)

PluginBaseDir= Standard location below which plugins will be auto-installed. TC appends the plugin type and the default plugin directory when installing a new plugin.

Example: pluginbasedir=%COMMANDER_PATH%\plugins

Offered path for packer plugin sample_packer:

%COMMANDER_PATH%\plugins\wcx\sample_packer\

PortInDriver=1 1: transfers whole blocks inside the driver (default) -> faster, but PC unusable during transfer

0: makes transfer in user mode -> slower, but better multitasking

This setting only affects Win95/98/ME. On WinNT/2000, all transfers must be in a driver.

PreloadThumbnails=0 1: Loads thumbnail images already when opening a dir, not only when scrolling to that line.

2: Same as 1, but also in branch view

3: Preload just the next two lines below the visible thumbnails

0: Disabled, load thumbnails only when they scroll into view

QuickSearchExactMatch=0 0: Typing a dot is read as *. , win.i finds also wincmd.ini

1: Exact match: typing win.i finds only win.ini, but doesn't find wincmd.ini

QuickSearchMatchBeginning=1 0: A search string like win will be read as *win

1: Exact match: typing win will find only win.ini, but not otherwin.ini

RedirectSection= See description of AlternateUserIni.

RenameSelOnlyName=0 In inplace rename, select only name, not extension (1), or name+ext (0)

ResolutionSpecific=1 0: Resolution-specific data like font style+size are stored in a single section called [AllResolutions]

1: Resolution-specific data is stored in sections like [1024x768 (10x20)]

RestrictInterface= Disable parts of the user interface. Just build the sum of the following options:

1=Start menu

2=Command line

4=Buttonbar change

8=Drive right click menu

16=File right click menu

32=Directory hotlist change

64=FTP (CTRL+N, CTRL+F)

128=ENTER key (run programs, open files)

256=File system plugins

ReverseHistory=0 1: Show history (previously visited directories) in reverse order (last visited at the top)

SaveCommands=1 Save command lines when closing Total Commander (1/0)

SaveHistory=1 Save history of previously visited directories (Alt+Cursor down) in sections [LeftHistory] and [RightHistory]

Savepath=1 Save current paths when closing Total Commander (1/0)

Savepanels=1 Save settings when closing Total Commander (1/0)

SearchInFiles= Here you can specify additional archive types in which you want to search with the Search function. Example: SearchInFiles=*.EXE *.JAR

SeparateTree=0 Show no (0), one (1) or two (2) separate trees

SeparateTreeWidth=160 Width of separate tree panel(s)

SetArchiveBitOnRename=1 When renaming files, the archive bit is now set by default. Change to 0 to not set it.

ShellExtIcons=1 1=Show icons of shell extensions (different icon per file), 0=don't show

ShowAMPM=0 Show time in 12 hour AM/PM format (American style)

ShowCentury=1 Show century of the date in the file lists (1/0)

ShowHiddenSystem=0 1=Show hidden/system files

Showicons=2 Icons: 0=no, 1=default, 2=all

ShowEXEandLNKicons=2 Show Icons for EXE and LNK files:

0: only standard icons

1: show EXE/LNK icons (slow)

2: same as 1, but not on floppy disks

ShowInstanceNr=1 Show number in title when more than one Commander is running (1/0)

ShowParentDirInRoot=0 Shows parent directory [..] also in the root directory (c:\ etc.)

SingleClickStart=0 0: Double click starts programs (default)

1: A single click starts programs and opens files (Win98 WEB style)

2: A single click only opens folders. For files, a double click is needed

4 added: The text cursor no longer follows the mouse cursor

SizeCheck=1 Check if there is enough disk space on target before copying

SizeFooter=1 Style of size display in the header and footer:

0=bytes, 1=kbytes, 2=dynamic, 3=dynamic with fractional part

SizeStyle=0 Style of size display in the file list:

0=bytes, 1=kbytes, 2=dynamic, 3=dynamic with fractional part

Small83names=1 Show old style names (8 name and 3 extension) lowercase like Explorer (1/0)

SortDirExt=0 Allow to sort directories by extension (only when SortDirsByName=0)

SortDirsByName=1 Always sort directories by name (1/0)

SortUpper=0 0: Default sort method

1: When sorting files, put files starting with an underscore _ last

2: Uses mixed lexical and numerical sorting, e.g. file10.txt comes AFTER file1.txt

3: Like 2, but uses StrCmpLogicalW for the comparison. 3 needs IE 6.x installed!

SoundDelay=10 Time (in seconds) a file operation needs to take so the "operation finished" sound will be played

SpaceMovesDown=0 1= When selecting files with <SPACEBAR>, move down to next file (as with <INSERT>)

SpecialCursorMovement=0 New cursor movement mode. Sum of the following:

1: Left key jumps to first file, right key to last

2: Left key goes one directory up, right key opens directory/archive under cursor.

4: Override horizontal scrollbar in custom columns view. If this option isn't set, the cursor will jump only to the first file if the horizontal scrollbar is already at the leftmost position.

SpeedLimit=5.0 Last used speed limit in kBytes/s in the background transfer manager

StartupScreen=1 Turn splash screen at startup on/off (1/0)

SyncButtons=63 This saves the state of the buttons in "synchronize dirs". It's the sum of:

1: Left to right

2: Equal files

4: Not equal files

8: Right to left

16: Duplicates (present on both sides)

32: Single files (present on only one side)

SyncFlags=1 Remembers the last settings for 'Synchronize dirs'. The following constants are added:

1: include subdirs

2: compare by content

4: ignore date of files

8: asymmetric mode

TabDir= Remember location where folder tabs where stored/loaded

TabEnterDirChange=1 What should happen when users presses ENTER on a dir on a locked tab?

0: nothing

1: open new tab

2: ask user

TabSeparator=: Sets the delimiter between the displayed drive letter and current folder in tabs

TabSwitchMode=0 0: Ctrl+Tab switches tabs only when releasing the CTRL key

1: Ctrl+Tab switches tabs immediately when pressing the TAB key.

Test= This key is used internally to check whether the ini file is writable. If not, an error message will be shown.

TestIfSharedDir=1 Test if a directory is shared in network -> show with a hand under the icon (32 bit only) (1/0)

ThreadFindFirst=0 When set to 1, moves FindFirstFile to separate thread, so the user can abort reading from a hanging network connection

ThumbExplTypes=*.* | *.htm *.html Wild cards for thumbnails which are extracted with the Explorer method. HTML files are excluded for security reasons (they are extracted with Internet Explorer)

ThumbHeightNoCache= Height of thumbnails if no thumbnail cache is used

ThumbIrfXnTypes=*.* Wild cards for thumbnails which are extracted with Irfanview or Xnview

ThumbOptions=15 Sum of the following options:

1: Extract thumbnails using Explorer method

2: Extract thumbnails with lister plugins

4: Extract thumbnails with Irfanview/Xnview (path configured in Lister)

8: Extract thumbnails as plain text

ThumbPlgTypes=*.* Wild cards for thumbnails which are extracted with lister plugins

ThumbsCopyDel=1 Copy/Delete thumbnails with files when copying/deleting files

ThumbsCustomField= Custom fields shown below thumbnails

ThumbsCustomFieldsEnabled=1 Show custom fields below thumbnails

ThumbsInDlg=0 Show thumbnails in overwrite dialog

ThumbsLocation= Location of thumbnail cache

ThumbTxtTypes=*.txt *.ini Wild cards for thumbnails which are extracted as plain text

ThumbnailMemoryLimit=500 Specifies the number of thumbnails per panel cached in memory (default: 200 in Win9x, 500 on NT/2000/XP, minimum: 100).

ThumbnailPrealloc=100000 Sets number of bytes to pre-allocate when creating the thumbnails database to avoid fragmentation. The thumbnail database is an OLE compound document similar to a Word .doc file. Without preallocating memory at creation time, such files would become terribly fragmented especially on NTFS disks.

ThumbWidthNoCache= Width of thumbnails if no thumbnail cache is used

Tips=3 Tooltips 1=for buttons, 2=for drives, 3=both

ToolTipDelay=500 Delay in milliseconds, until descriptions for the buttons in the button bar are shown (default = 500)

TrayIcon=1 Move the icon of Total Commander to the tray (when minimized) (1/0)

Tree=0 Show tree 1=unsorted, 0=sorted by name

TreeFileLocation= Define different location of files treeinfo.wc, e.g. treefilelocation=c:\somedir\treeinfo%D%.wc

%D% is replaced by the drive letter (or root of share, \ replaced by _)

%R% is replaced by the root path

%L% is replaced by the volume label.

Please note that these variables MUST be upperase, otherwise TC will look for the environment variables with these names!

TreeFileLocationE= Sets location of treeinfo file only for drive E. Only works if treefilelocation= is set too!

TreeFileLocation__server_share= Sets location of treeinfo file only for drive \\server\share (treefilelocation= MUST be set too).

TreeUpdateLimit=2048 Size (in kBytes), up to which the tree file treeinfo.wc will be updated automatically during file operations like copying or deleting. This update would take a long time for very large trees.

UnicodeListWarn=1 Warn if the current file list contains Unicode characters from a different codepage, e.g. Russian while using Western code page. Such files cannot be handled in some functions like packing or ftp.

UpdateEnv=3 Controls whether the environment variables of the system should be taken into TC as soon as they change in the system. Sum of:

1: Switches function on/off

2: Also add new environment variables (not only update modified)

UpdateTreeAtStartup=1 Determines whether a separate Tree is expanded up to the current directory at startup (1) or only on the first directory change by the user (0).

UseFindForTime=1 When copying, get the file time with FindFirstFile instead of GetFileTime (1/0)

UseIniInProgramDir=0 This variable will only be read if the wincmd.ini is located in the same dir as the program.

It is the sum of the following values:

1: Use wincmd.ini in program dir if no other location is set via registry or parameters

2: Use wcx_ftp.ini in program dir if no other location is set via registry or parameters

4: Override registry settings (but not command line parameters)

UseLongNames=1 Use long filenames on Windows NT/95/98 (1/0)

UseRightButton=1 Use 1=right/0=left mouse button to select

UseShellConnect=0 If =1, use old method to connect to network shares (Workaround for VINES)

UseTrash=1 Use Recycle Bin in Windows 95/98/NT if available and enabled

Version= Version of Total Commander (not always changed)

VersionInOverwrite=1 Show file version info in overwrite dialog. Set to 0 on slow networks.

Viewer=none Default viewer for ALT+F3 or none

Viewertype=1 0=Internal/current file 1=marked 2=external

WantXPLook=1 Only on Windows >=XP: Show the buttons of the main window (except for the buttonbar):

0 = in classic style;

1 = in XP style.

WatchDirs=0 Controls the function of automatic dir list updates. It detects when programs other than Total Commander add, modify, or delete files shown in the active file panels.

Just add the following numbers:

1: turn option on (default: off)

2: also detect changes to size, date, attributes

4: put newly added files at the END of the file list (default: sorted)

8: don't react to updates while TC isn't in the foreground

16: Update footer (total number of files). Warning: May be slow in large dirs!

32: Update header (free disk space). Warning: May be slow on large harddisks!

256: Beep on each auto-update (useful for debugging)

WatchDirsExclude=AB\ Do not watch these drives for changes with the option WatchDirs= enabled.

Useful e.g. to turn off auto-refreshing on slow drives.

Win32TipWindows=1 Show Win32-style Tip windows (displaced to the lower right)

Win95Delete= Determines the deletion method used by Total Commander (not in Windows 3.x):

0: use Total Commander's own function to delete files (most configuration options)

1: use Explorer's method to delete files

-1 (default): If Cleansweep is running, use Explorer's method to avoid a crash (caused by an incompatibility between Cleansweep and Total Commander's delete method). If Cleansweep is not running, Total Commander uses its own method.

Winsock=c:\windows\winsock.dll Define location of Socket library for ftp (16 bit)

Wsock32=c:\windows\wsock32.dll Define location of Socket library for ftp (32 bit)

WipeDir= Path to the temp directory used by TC (and to wipe when re-opening TC)

Ignored if not containing $wc or (in TC7) \_tc

WmfAllowed=-1 0: WMF file display disabled. Disables also display of all folder thumbnails.

1: Allow to display WMF (Windows Metafile) images in Lister and thumbnails.

2: Allow to display thumbnails for folders (which may contain wmf files)

3: Show WMF files and folder thumbnails

-1: Allow folder thumbnails if the Windows patch is installed. WMF files will NOT be shown, they must be enabled manually.

WMF has been disabled by default due to a severe security hole in Windows.

x64DisableRedirection=0 1: Disable the redirection of windows\system32 to windows\syswow64 directory on 64-bit Windows versions. Can have some negative side effects like non-working plugins.

XPMoveMethod= 1: When moving files, the permissions of the target folder are used

0: The permissions of the files are kept

Default: XP:1, other systems: 0

ZipMagic=0 Skip ZipMagic detection when opening ZIP files (1/0)

 

[shortcuts] Defines keyboard shortcuts replacing the default shortcuts

CAS+F2=cm_renameonly In this example, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F2 calls the internal function cm_renameonly.

(C=Ctrl, A=Alt, S=Shift)

 

[packerplugins] Lists all configured packer plugins (see configuration - packer)

bz2=27,c:\totalcmd\bzip2dll.dll Plugin for bzip2 packer. 27 is the sum of all DLL capabilities:

1: Can create new archives

2: Can modify existing archives

4: Can handle multiple files in one archive

8: Can delete files from archive

16: Supports the options dialog

32: Supports packing in memory

64: Detects archive type by content

128: Allows searching for text in archives

256: Don't open with Enter, only with Ctrl+PgDn

512: Supports encryption

Do NOT add this number yourself, Total Commander will add it on the first load of the DLL.

 

[Alias] Alias command definitions in Configuration - Misc

 

[AllResolutions] Used when ResolutionSpecific=0. See section [1024x768 (10x20)]

 

[1024x768 (10x20)] Resolution-dependent data

x= x-position of Total Commander

y= y-position

dx= Width

dy= Height

Divider=500 Position of window divider in permille (0..1000)

DividerComments=500 Position of window divider in permille while in comments view (Ctrl+Shift+F2)

DividerQuickView=500 Position of window divider in permille, while the quick view panel (CTRL+Q) is shown. The two dividers can be set independently by choosing 'save position' in the appropriate mode (with and without quick view panel).

FontCharset=1 Font character set (Western, Cyrillic etc) of the list window font

FontCharsetWindow=1 Same but for main window font

Fontsize=8 Font size

Fontname=Helv Font

FontWeight=700 Font weight (400=normal, 700=bold)

Fontsizewindow= Font size for the rest of the main window

FontnameWindow= Font for the rest of the main window

FontWeightWindow= Font weight for the rest of the main window

Iconsize=10 Icon size for 16-bit version (in points)

Iconsize32=16 Icon size for 32-bit version (in pixels)

maximized=0 0=normal, 1=maximal size

Tabstops=104,109,158,58,374,93 Tab positions

 

CmdSel*= Coordinates and other options for the command selection window

Compare*= Same for the compare window

Connect*= Same for the connect dialog window

CustColumn*= Same for custom column change dialog

MenuChange*= For start menu change dialog

Print*= For the print preview

Rename*= Rename dialog

Search*= Search dialog

Sync*= Synchronize dirs

TreeDlg*= Tree view

 

[left] Left window (same for right window)

path=D:\TPW\ Last active directory

ShowAllDetails=1 0=only file names, 1=all data, 2=tree

show=1 1=all, 2=only programs, 3=user defined

SpecialView= Custom columns view number, overrides show= value. Stored in a separate variable to avoid problems with older versions of Total Commander.

sortorder=0 Sort by 0=name, 1=extension, 2=size, 3=date, 4=unsorted

customsortorder=0 Sort by custom column (in custom columns mode only), 100=first custom column, 101=second etc.

negative Sortorder=0 Reversed sort order

AddSortOrders= Additional sort orders. Example: 1,-3,2 means to sort additionally by first column in ascending order, third column descending, and second column ascending (counting of columns starts at 1).

userspec=*.wav User defined wildcards

 

[Colors] Color settings for main window

InverseCursor=0 Display cursor as a solid box (1)

InverseSelection=0 Display selected files as solid boxes (1)

BackColor=16777215 Background color (rgb: red+256*green+65536*blue)

ForeColor=-1 Foreground color (-1=default)

MarkColor=255 Selection color

CursorColor=8421504 Cursor color

CursorText=16777215 Cursor text color (only for solid cursor)

ThumbnailFrame=-1 Sets color of frame around thumbnails: RGB value, or -1=default, or -2=invisible

TreeLineColor=-1 Sets the color of the connecting lines in the tree inside of the file panels and the separate trees. Values: rgb-value, or -1=default, or -2= invisible

ColorFilterN= Search string of the filter, like *.txt

ColorFilterNColor= Color of the filter (rgb: red+256*green+65536*blue)

CompareText File compare,text mode: Color of the differences

CompareTextSel same, but selected text

CompareBinary File compare,binary mode: Color of the differences

CompareBinarySel same, but selected text

 

[Layout] The entries below this title determine which part of the Total Commander user interface is shown. All entries can be changed in the main configuration dialog.

 

[Packer] Everything concerning packers

ZIP=c:\utils\zip\pkzip.exe Path/filename for PKzip

UnZIP=c:\utils\zip\pkunzip.exe Path/filename for PKunzip

ACE=c:\utils\arj\ace.exe Path/filename for ACE packer

ARJ=c:\utils\arj\arj.exe Path/filename for ARJ

LHA=c:\utils\lha\lha.exe Path/filename for LHA

RAR=c:\utils\rar\rar.exe Path/filename for RAR

UC2=c:\utils\uc2\uc.exe Path/filename for UC2

 

ARJlongnames=0 Pass long names to ARJ when packing (works only on Win95/Win98)

DefPlugin=cab Last used packer plugin

ExpertMode=0 1: run files inside archives directly on ENTER; 0: show property sheet

ExtractPathInZIP=1 Also unpack paths stored with files

InternalUnzip=1 Use internal unzip

InternalUnarj=1 The same for ARJ

InternalUnlzh=1 The same for LHA

InternalUnace=1 The same for ACE

InternalUnrar=1 The same for RAR

InternalZIP=1 Use internal ZIP packer

InternalZipRate=6 Pack rate for internal ZIP packer (0=no compression, 1=fastest, 9=best)

InternalzipTemp=c:\temp Temporary path for internal ZIP packer

LastUsedPacker=1 Last packer used

LinuxCompatible=1 1: Create Linux-compatible TAR archives

0: Create SunOS-compatible TAR archives

NoDelete=0 1: Do not delete extracted files with bad CRC checksum

OpenPartial=0 1: Open partial ZIP archives, e.g. partially downloaded ZIPs

PluginOverrideZip=0 1: Allow a packer plugin for the ZIP format

0: The internal unzip always takes precedence

RemovableInTemp=0 1: Total Commander will modify ZIP files on removable drives like this:

create new archive in TEMP dir, delete old archive, copy new to removable disk

0: For floppies like 1, for larger media (ZIP, JAZ) directly on the media without the TEMP dir

UnZIPOverwrite=0 Always overwrite when unpacking

VerifyZIP=1 1=test ZIP file after packing, 0=do not test

Zip83Name=0 Pack files with their alternate file names (8 name and 3 extension), and do not use long names. (1/0)

ZipAnsiNames=0 1:Save file names with Ansi (Windows) instead of OEM (DOS) characters in zip. Note that some unpackers cannot handle archives with accents in this case.

ZIPDirectoryOfFile=1 Pack paths with the files

ZIPlikeDirectory=1 Treat packed files like directories

zipnt=0 Use Info-zip for NT (0 = no, 1 = Zip-NT 2.0.1 (patched by Total Commander), 2 = unrecognised version)

ZIPRecurseSubdirs=1 Pack directories in directories

ZipSetDateToNewest=0 When packing with the internal ZIP packer, set the date of the archive to the date of the newest file in the archive. (1/0)

 

[Buttonbar]

Buttonbar=d:\tpw\exetpu\chris.bar Default buttonbar

Buttonheight=29 size of the icons

FlatIcons=1 1: Icons without 3d effect 0: with 3d effect

SmallIcons=1 1: Uses small 16x16 icons 0: the icons have a user-defined size

 

[Command line history] List of the last commands used

0=regedit 0 last command, etc.

1=calc

 

[DriveHints] User defined drive description for drive selection

E=ZIP drive One line with a drive letter for each drive you want to rename

 

[Lister] Settings for lister

Maximized=1 Full screen

x=54 Position (x)

y=-1 Position (y)

dx=587 Width

dy=483 Height

TextWidth=81 Text width (in characters)

binwidth=75 Width for binary display

BmpStartup=1 1: Always try to load and display image files

0: Load as binary, but display if user chooses mode 'picture'

Caret=1 Show caret (text cursor), e.g. to select text with the keyboard.

CenterBitmap=0 Center displayed bitmap in Lister (1/0)

FgColor= Text color. Defaults to windows default text color.

BgColor= Background color. Defaults to windows default background color.

FgSelColor= Foreground color of selection. Defaults to the background color.

BgSelColor= Background color of selection. Defaults to the text color.

LinkColor=8388608 Color of links. Defaults to dark blue (128*65536)

Font1=Arial,-15,b Font (if not default font)

Font2=Arial,-15,b

Font3=Arial,-15,b

Font4=Courier New,18,b Printer font (fixed width)

Font5=Arial,20 Printer font (variable width)

HTMLAsText=1 Auto-convert HTML to text with links

IView=1 Use Irfanview/Xnview to load other image files like JPG etc.

IviewAdditionalTypes= Additional file types which should be passed to Irfanview/Xnview for conversion

Example: *.xyz *.abc

If an already supported type is listed here, e.g. *.jpg, then the file isn't also detected by content. The following file types are sent to Irfanview/Xnview even without this option:

gif, jpg, jpeg, jfif, tga, tif, tiff, pcx, png, ani, acr, cam, clp, cpt, cur, dcx, dib, eps, g3, iff, img, lbm, lwf, pbm, pgm, pcd, ppm, psd, psp, ps, ras, rle, sfw, iw44, djvu, rgb, dcm, acr, wbmp, mos, kdc, xbm, xpm, swf, fpx, sgi, jp2, j2k

IViewPath= Path to Irfanview/Xnview EXE file.

LinkBraces=1 HTML-View: Show curly braces {} around links

Multimedia=1 1: Always try to load and play sound and video files

0: Load as binary, but play if user chooses mode 'picture'

RTF=1 Auto-detect RTF files

SearchGoBack=3 Number of lines which Lister should show above the found text during a search

ShrinkBitmap=0 1: Shrink/Enlarge image to window size

2: Only shrink too large, do not enlarge images which are too small

Startup=0 Stores mode and font used when lister is opened:

0=auto, 1=text, 2=binary, 3=hex

0=auto, 16=ansi, 32=ascii, 48=variable

TabWidth=8 Width of tabstops (default: 8)

Wrap=1 Turn line wrap on (1) or off (0)

LeftMargin=200 Margins for printing (in 1/10 of a mm)

RightMargin=0

TopMargin=200

BottomMargin=200

 

[Confirmation] Confirmations

deleteDirs=1 Ask before non-empty directories (1/0)

OverwriteFiles=1 Ask before overwriting files (1/0)

OverwriteHidSys=1 Ask before overwriting/deleting hidden/system files (1/0)

OverwriteReadonly=1 Ask before overwriting/deleting read-only files (1/0)

MouseActions=1 Ask when dropping files (1/0)

 

[ContentPlugins] Installed content plugins

0=<pluginpath> Path to the first plugin

0_detect=<detect string> Optional detect string of first plugin. Allows TC to check whether the plugin supports a file without loading the plugin.

 

[CustomFields] Saved custom column configurations

 

[CustomFields_PluginName] Saved custom column configurations for file system plugins

 

[Extensions] Associations for ALT+F3

pif=c:\windows\pifedit.exe ^.pif e.g. Pif editor with *.pif

 

[FileSystemPlugins] Installed file system plugins

<pluginname>=<pluginpath> Path to a file system plugin (stored by name)

 

[HintsCustomField] Custom fields shown in file tooltips

 

[LeftHistory], [RightHistory] List of last visited directories in the left/right panel. Saving can be turned off via SaveHistory=0

 

[LeftTabs], [RightTabs] Configuration of the folder tabs of the left and right panel, respectively. The active tab configuration is not stored here, but in the sections [left] and [right].

 

[ListerPlugins] Installed lister plugins

0=<pluginname> Path to the first plugin

0_detect=<detect string> Optional detect string of first plugin. Allows TC to check whether the plugin supports a file without loading the plugin.

 

[MkDirHistory] List of last created directories (with F7)

 

[SyncOptions] Saved options for "Synchronize dirs"

<name>_L=D:\ Left path

<name>_R=E:\ Right path

<name>_Wcs=*.* Wildcards

<name>_Flags=11|63|-8 Options. The 3 blocks mean:

Block1: Compare options. Sum of

   1: Subdirs

   2: By content

   4: Ignore dates

   8: Asymmetric mode

Block2: Display options. Sum of

   1: Left to right

   2: Equal

   4: Not equal

   8: Right to left

   16: Dupes

   32: Singles

Block 3: Sort order (negative if reversed)

 

[Tabstops] Tabstops for file window (only used if not stored for current display resolution!)

0=99 Extension

1=101 Size

2=136 Date

3=156 Time

4=51 Attributes

5=93 Reference width (used in AdjustWidth mode)

AdjustWidth=1 Auto-adjust name width when window size changes

 

[user] User defined menu

menu1=Verz: Root of C Title

cmd1=cd c:\ Command

param1= Parameters

path1= Startup path

iconic1= 1=Start as an icon

key1= Keyboard shortcut

 

[attrplugin] Attributes dialog: Saved plugin options

 

[dirmenu] User defined directory hotlist (CTRL+D)

subitems are the same as for [user]

 

[OverwriteCustomField] Custom fields shown in overwrite dialogs

 

[rename] Saved options of the multi-rename tool

 

[Searches] Saved options of the search dialog

 

[SearchName] These three sections contain previous searches

[SearchIn]

[SearchText]

 

[Selection] Stores the last used wildcards for selection (Gray+)

 

[SplitPerFile] Stores the user-defined sizes used in Files - Split, and when creating multi-volume archives.

 

[RenameTemplates] Last used rename strings in multi-rename tool

 

[RenameSearchFind] Last used search strings in multi-rename tool (for search+replace)

[RenameSearchReplace] Last used replacement strings in multi-rename tool (for search+replace)

 

[PrintDir] Auto-saved settings of print dialog