Settings in the file wincmd.ini - Part 3
[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)
CAS+F2_params= Optional parameters for the command. See
Dialog box: Choose command for a list of commands which support parameters.
[shortcutswin] Same as [shortcuts], but together with Windows key.
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)]
Will also be used for the current fonts when there is no resolution-specific section
[Associations] Allows you to override file associations of the operating system in Total Commander only, mainly for using the program from a USB stick.
Filter1=*.txt First user-defined association filter. Filters are applied in numbered order until a match is found
Filter1_open=""%windir%\notepad.exe" "%1""
The default verb (open) for this filter, will be used when the user presses Enter. Verbs are separated from the filter by an underscore "_".
Filter1_View=""%commander_path%\totalcmd.exe" /S=L "%1""
Additional verb (here: View) which will be shown in the right click context menu
Filter1.icon=notepad.exe,-1 Defines the icon for the first filter. Negative numbers mean the icon index, positive the icon resource number
Filter2=*.ini The second user-defined filter
etc.
[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).
CompareDivider=500 Position of window divider in permille in "Compare by content"
ExtraDriveHeight=0 Makes drive bar buttons higher by the given number of pixels
ExtraDriveHeight_dpi= Screen resolution in dots per inch at which ExtraDriveHeight was stored. Used to dynamically scale drive bar button extra height when moving the window between scrrens of different dpi
ExtraDriveHeight_120=0 Same as ExtraDriveHeight but for secondary screens with specific DPI value
ExtraDriveWidth=0 Makes drive bar buttons wider by the given number of pixels
ExtraDriveWidth_dpi= Screen resolution in dots per inch at which ExtraDriveWidth was stored. Used to dynamically scale drive bar button extra width when moving the window between scrrens of different dpi
ExtraDriveWidth_120=0 Same as ExtraDriveWidth but for secondary screens with specific DPI value
Fontname=(varies) Font in file listbox. Default value:
Windows Vista or newer: Segoe UI Semibold
Older Windows NT-based systems: Microsoft Sans Serif
Windows 9x/ME: MS Sans Serif
Fontsize=8 Font size. Default for Segoe UI Semibold: 9
FontWeight=700 Font weight (400=normal, 600=semibold, 700=bold)
FontCharset=1 Font character set (Western, Cyrillic etc) of the list window font. Not used on NT based Windows versions.
FontNameWindow= Font for the rest of the main window
FontSizeWindow= Font size for the rest of the main window
FontWeightWindow= Font weight for the rest of the main window
FontCharsetWindow=1 Font character set for main window font. Not used on NT based Windows versions.
FontNameDialog= Font for dialog boxes
FontSizeDialog= Font size for dialog boxes
FontWeightDialog= Font weight for dialog boxes
FontCharsetDialog=1 Font character set for dialog boxes. Not used on NT based Windows versions.
FontNameTip= Font for tooltips
FontSizeTip= Font size for tooltips
FontWeightTip= Font weight for tooltips
FontCharsetTip=1 Font character set for tooltips. Not used on NT based Windows versions.
CompFontName= Font for "Compare by content"
CompFontSize= Font size for "Compare by content"
CompFontStyle= Font weight for "Compare by content"
CompCharSet= Font character set for "Compare by content". Not used on NT based Windows versions.
CursorPenWidth=0 Set width in pixels of the caret (current file cursor) in file lists:
0=thin,
>0 value in pixels, automatically scaled with DPI
CursorPenWidth_96=0 Set width in pixels of the caret (current file cursor) in file lists for secondary screens with specific DPI value (needs Windows 10 creators update or newer)
IconsInMenus_<dpi>=0 Icon size in main menu for a specific DPI value:
0=16x16, 1=24x24, 2=32x32, 3=48x48 pixels
Iconsize=10 Icon size for 16-bit version (in points)
Iconsize32=16 Icon size for 32-bit and 64-bit versions (in pixels)
Iconsize32_dpi Screen resolution in dots per inch at which Iconsize32 was stored. Used to dynamically scale icons when moving the window between scrrens of different dpi
Iconsize32_<dpi>=16 Icon size for 32-bit and 64-bit versions (in pixels) for the given DPI value (multiple screens)
IconWin95=0 Forces small icons in standard size
maximized=0 0=normal, 1=maximal size
monitor(x,y,dx,dy;dpi)=x,y,dx,dy Position and size saved separately for multiple monitors (in the section for the main monitor). The values in round brackets are the position, size and dots per inch of the monitor.
RenameTabs=<5 values> Tab positions for the Multi-Rename Tool, separated by commas: extension, new name, size, date, location (directory)
SyncTabs=<6 values> Tab positions for Synchronize Dirs, separated by commas: size, date, direction, date, size, right name
Tabstops=104,109,158,58,374,93 Tab positions: size, date/time, attributes, extension, comment, window width, size minus extension (only when extension was shown directly after file name)
ThumbScaleFactor=100 Zoom factor for thumbnails in percents, between 10% and 200%. Changeable with Ctrl+mouse wheel, or internal commands cm_ZoomIn and cm_ZoomOut
ThumbScaleFactor_dpi Screen resolution in dots per inch at which ThumbScaleFactor was stored. Used to dynamically scale thumbnails when moving the window between scrrens of different dpi
ThumbScaleFactor_<number> ThumbScaleFactor for a secondary screen with different dpi, e.g. ThumbScaleFactor_120=50 scales the thumbnails to 50% on a secondary screen with 120 dpi. Takes precendence over ThumbScaleFactor_dpi.
Btm*= Coordinates and other options for the background transfer manager (F5-F2)
CmdSel*= Same 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
DriveSel*= Same for drive selection dialog in search. Note: x and y are relative to the upper left corner of the search dialog.
MenuChange*= For start menu change dialog
PluginSel* For dialog 'Choose plugin property', e.g. Multi-rename tool, click on '[=?] Plugin'
Print*= For the print preview
Rename*= Rename dialog
Search*= Search dialog
SelectDuplicates*= Dialog to select duplicate files
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= 1=comments, 2=thumbnails, or custom columns view number+2, used when ShowAllDetails=1. 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
ViewMode=-1 View mode of the active tab. -1 or 10001 means re-read
AutoViewMode=-1 Automatically determined view mode (Auto Switch Mode), when the user has changed the mode manually when automatic switching was enabled. The mode set by the user is stored under "ViewMode". This mode will be kept as long as the auto-determined mode remains as stored here.
ActivePanelColor= Background color of current tab (file list)
ActivePanelColorDark= Background color of current tab (file list) for dark mode
ActivePanelColor2= Secondary background color of current tab (file list)
ActivePanelColorDark2= Secondary background color of current tab (file list) for dark mode
[Colors] Color settings for main window
BackColor=-1 Background color (RGB: red+256*green+65536*blue, each value in range 0..255, or hex in form $BBGGRR). -1=default.
BackColor2=-1 Background color 2 when using alternating colors for odd/even lines
ForeColor=-1 Foreground color (-1=default)
MarkColor=255 Selection color
ActiveTabColor=-1 Color of active tab, RGB value, -1=disabled
CursorColor=-1 Cursor color
CursorText=-1 Cursor text color (only for solid cursor)
ActiveTitle=-1 Active panel title bar color
ActiveTitleText=-1 Active panel title bar text color
InactiveTitle=-1 Inactive panel title bar color
InactiveTitleText=-1 Inactive panel title bar text color
InverseCursor=0 Display cursor as a solid box (1)
InverseSelection=0 Display selected files as solid boxes (1)
ThemedCursor=-100 1: Use Windows theme for cursor
0: Do not use theme
-100: Automatic: Only use when InverseCursor=0 and WindowBlinds isn't installed
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, the separate trees, the Alt+F10 tree dialog, and the FTP connect dialog. Values: rgb-value, or -1=default, or -2= invisible
TreeTriangles=-1 Icons to expand/collapse tree:
0: Show [+]
1: Show triangle if supported
-1: Let TC decide
ColorFilterN= Search string of the filter, like *.txt
ColorFilterNColor= Color of the filter (RGB: red+256*green+65536*blue)
ColorFilterNColorDark= Color of the filter in dark mode: Color for dark mode, followed by the color for normal mode separated by a comma. Allows you to find wrong values when changing colors with an older version.
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
CompareDifferenceBack=-2 Background color for lines with differences:
-1=same color as lines with no differences
-2=slightly darker/lighter (depending on background color)
other=RGB value
CompareNormalBack=-1 Background color for lines without differences. -1=default: COLOR_WINDOW
CompareNormalText=-1 Text color for lines without differences. -1=default: COLOR_WINDOWTEXT
CompareSearchLine=-1 Color for underlined search results
CompareSelBack=-1 Background color for selected text. -1=default: COLOR_HIGHLIGHT
CompareSelText=-1 Text color for selected text. -1=default: COLOR_HIGHLIGHTTEXT
SyncSelBack=-1 Background color of selected items in Synchronize Dirs
HintForeground Hint (tooltip) text color
HintBackground Hint (tooltip) background color
HintBorder Hint (tooltip) border color
ProgressBarBottom Bottom part of progress bar when showing transfer speed
ProgressBarTop Top part of progress bar when showing transfer speed. When not set, it is derived from ProgressBarBottom as a brigher color
[ColorsDark] Colors for dark mode
DarkForeground Text color for buttons, tabs etc.
DarkBackground Background color for windows
DarkHighlight Highlight color for tabs, buttons etc.
DarkBorder Border color for input controls and frames
HorizontalLines Horizontal dividing lines between main menu, button bar and drive bar
All other parameters from the section [Colors] can be used for the dark mode too - except for:
ColorFilterN, ColorFilterNColor, ColorFilterNColorDark
[IgnoreMenuExtensions] Filter out certain context menu extensions when using the x64 (64-bit) submenu.
0=Extension Name1
1=Extension Name2
[Layout] The entries below this title determine which part of the Total Commander user interface is shown. A value of 1 enables the option, and 0 disables it.
BreadCrumbBar=1 Show clickable path parts in the current directory
ButtonBar=1 Show main (horizontal) button bar
ButtonBarVertical=1 Show secondary (vertical) button bar
CmdLine=1 Show command line
CurDir=1 Show current directory for each file panel
DarkListBorders=1 Turns borders around listboxes on/off in dark mode
DirectoryTabs=1 Show folder tabs (add tab with Ctrl+T)
DriveBar1=0 Show drive bar
DriveBar2=0 Show two drive bars (only used when DriveBar1=1)
DriveBarFlat=1 Show flat drive buttons
DriveCombo=1 Show drive combobox
HistoryHotlistButtons=1 Show buttons for history list and hotlist
InterfaceFlat=1 Use flat user interface
KeyButtons=1 Show function key buttons F3, F4 etc. (at the bottom)
StatusBar=1 Show status bar below file lists
TabHeader=1 Show tabstop header for sorting above file lists
TabHeaderBoldArrow=1 Show bold arrows in tabstop header (default: same as TabHeaderThemed)
TabHeaderThemed=1 Use theme on tabstop headers
XPthemeBg=1 Show theme background on Windows XP and newer
[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
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
KeepPackerPassword=0 Used together with option "RememberLastPassword". Allows you to keep last archive password when:
1: The program is minimized
2: The screen saver starts
3: both
LastUsedPacker=1 Last packer used
LastUsedPacker64=1 Like LastUsedPacker, but for 64-bit Total Commander. Necessary because not all packer plugins are available in 64-bit.
LinuxCompatible=1 1: Create Linux-compatible TAR archives
0: Create SunOS-compatible TAR archives
LzmaAllowed=0 1: ZIP packer: Allow LZMA compression (not recommended, needs WinZip >=12 to unpack). When enabled, you can choose a pack rate of 10 for LZMA.
NoDelete=0 1: Do not delete extracted files with bad CRC checksum
OpenPartial=0 1: Open partial ZIP archives, e.g. partially downloaded ZIPs
OverrideCodepage=-1 Set different codepage for names in archives (unpack only)
PackEncrypted=1 Determines when to check "Encrypt" option in pack dialog:
0: never
1: when target exists and contains one or more encrypted files
2: always
PluginOverrideZip=0 1: Allow a packer plugin for the ZIP format
0: The internal unzip always takes precedence
PreferUtf8ForZip=1 When a name in a ZIP archive can be interpreted both as UTF-8 and ANSI, prefer UTF-8 even if the UTF-8 flag isn't set.
RememberLastPassword=0 Set to 1 to remember the last used archive password for all other archives (packing+unpacking) until TC is closed, minimized or Windows goes to sleep
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
SkipFirstDir=0 Sets initial value of option "Leave out base directory when packing folders". The option is not auto-saved, but remembered while TC is running
UnZIPOverwrite=0 Always overwrite when unpacking
UnZIPSeparateSubdirs=-1 Saves the state of the option "Unpack each archive to separate subdir":
0: Option disabled, changes will be remembered
1: Option enabled, changes will be remembered
-1: Option disabled, changes will NOT be remembered (default)
-2: Option enabled, changes will NOT be remembered
-3: Like -2, but only when more than one archive is selected
VerifyZIP=1 1=test ZIP file after packing, 0=do not test
WarnTooBig=1 Warn that some packers cannot unpack if zip/tar file is > 2GB after packing
WipeEncrypted=1 If a file from an encrypted archive is viewed/edited/launched/compared, the unencrypted data is stored temporarily in the TEMP folder. By default, this temporary file is overwritten with zero bytes before it is deleted, for security reasons. With WipeEncrypted=0, this can be turned off to save time.
zip7z=0 The packer program specified with zip= is 7zip (7z.exe or 7eg.exe)
Zip83Name=0 Pack files with their alternate file names (8 name and 3 extension), and do not use long names.
ZipAES=0 Sets the encryption format:
0: ZIP2.0 encryption
1: AES with 128 bit key
2: AES 192 bit
3: AES 256 bit
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 = unrecognized 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.
ZipUnicode=0 Determines how to pack Unicode names to ZIP archives:
0: Ask every time a Unicode name is encountered
1: Store Unicode names as UTF-8 (Pkzip 4.5/Winzip 11.2 method)
2: All as UTF-8 if at least one contains Unicode
3: All as UTF-8 if at least one contains non-English characters
4: Store Unicode name in extra field (Info-Zip method)
5: Store all names containing non-English in extra field
6: Store Unicode characters as '?'
[Buttonbar]
BarLimitLines=0 Limits the number of lines (rows) in a button bar. 0 means no limit
Buttonbar=d:\tpw\exetpu\chris.bar Default button bar
Buttonheight=29 Height of the bar
Buttonheight96=29 Height of the bar for specific DPI value (dots per inch)
DefaultDpi= DPI value when saving values to Buttonheight and SmallIconSize, used for scaling
DefaultLib=wcmicons.dll Standard library for symbols in both button bars and the main menu
FlatIcons=1 1: Icons without 3d effect 0: with 3d effect
PopupIconSize= Size of icons in dropdown menu when showing a .bar file as a menu. Default: Same as icon size in the currently shown button bar.
PopupOverlay=1 1: Shows a small arrow icon as an overlay on buttons which open a submenu
SmallIcons=1 1: Uses small 16x16 icons 0: the icons have a user-defined size
SmallIconSize=16 Size of icons when SmallIcons=1
SmallIconSize96=16 Size of icons when SmallIcons=1 for specific DPI
XPstyle=1 Use theme to draw buttons (XP or newer)
[ButtonbarCache]
IconDll_default.bar= Last used icon library when loading default.bar button bar file
IconDll_vertical.bar= Last used icon library when loading vertical.bar button bar file
[ButtonbarVertical] Various options specific to the second (vertical) button bar
ButtonHeight=, FlatIcons=, See section [Buttonbar]
SmallIcons=, SmallIconSize=,
XPstyle=, Buttonbar=,etc.
[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
QuickMaximized=1 Full screen for separate Quick View (Ctrl+Shift+Q)
x=54 Position (x)
y=-1 Position (y)
dx=587 Width
dy=483 Height
QuickX,QuickY,QuickDx,QuickDy As above, but for the separate Quick View (Ctrl+Shift+Q)
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'
AlbumArt=1 1: Show cover images from albums in internal media player
AutoRotate=1 Auto-rotate JPG images according to EXIF data from the camera
Caret=1 Show caret (text cursor), e.g. to select text with the keyboard.
CenterBitmap=0 Center displayed bitmap in Lister
Codepage=-1 User-defined codepage from "Encoding" submenu. -1: Defined by current font
Contextmenu1=Search for selected text with Google|http://www.google.com/search?q=%s
Define custom context menu items. %s will be replaced by the selected text. If the part behind the | sign contains http:// or https://, characters forbidden in URLs will be replaced by %hexvalue. It's also to launch programs with parameters. If the program path contains spaces, it must be put in double quotes "".
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.
MediaFgColor= Foreground color of the media player controls. Defaults to default button text color.
MediaBgColor= Background color of the media player controls. Defaults to default button face color.
LinkColor=8388608 Color of links. Defaults to dark blue (128*65536)
Font1=Arial,-15,b ANSI Font (if not default font):
Font name, size, attributes: b=bold, i=italic, number=codepage, Wnumber=weight, Dnumber=value saved for number DPI
Font2=Arial,-15,b ASCII Font
Font3=Arial,-15,b Variable font
Font4=Courier New,18,b Printer font (fixed width)
Font5=Arial,20 Printer font (variable width)
GifMinDelay=80 Minimum delay between frames in ms (animated GIF)
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. *.tif, then the file isn't also detected by content. The following file types are sent to Irfanview/Xnview even without this option:
jfif, tga, tif, tiff, pcx, 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
New in Total Commander 10: It's now possible to also disallow internally detected types. For example, to include jpg files, but exclude tga and tif files, use:
*.jpg | *.tga *.tif *.tiff
IViewPath= Path to Irfanview/Xnview EXE file.
LinkBraces=1 HTML-View: Show curly braces {} around links
ModeByfileType=1 Option "Define view method by file type"
MediaAdditionalTypes= Additional file types which should be loaded with the internal media player.
Example: *.mkv *.wmv
Also allows to exclude types detected internally. For example, to include mkv and wmv files, but disallow mp3 and mp4 files, use:
*.mkv *.wmv | *.mp3 *.mp4
Multimedia=1 1: Always try to load and play sound and video files
0: Load as binary, but play if user chooses mode 'picture'
NoMediaFileTypes= Do not load the specified file types as video, audio, image, or with plugin, except when explicitly choosing menu Options - 4
Example: NoMediaFileTypes=*.jpg *.avi
NoPluginFileTypes= Do not load the specified file types with a plugin (but may be loaded with internal image viewer), except when explicitly choosing menu Options - 4
PlayDelta0..PlayDelta3 Media Player: Number of seconds, by witch to jump forward/back. 4 buttons, default values are -60,-10,10,60
PlayerVolume=100 Last volume (0..100) set in the internal media player
PreferFiltersFromFile=1 Determines whether DirectShow filters from the filter32/64 directory or filters registered in Windows will be preferred
PreloadFilterType32=1 Set default for video filters:
-1: old video for windows player
0: let the system choose
1: recommended filters (LAV filters, ffdshow),
2: user defined via PreloadInputFilters32 and PreloadFilters32, see below
PreloadFilterType64=1 Same as PreloadFilterType32, but for 64-bit
PreloadFilters32= Sets CLSIDs of filters to be preloaded. Use | for alternatives (the first which can be loaded will be used), and , for multiple groups (e.g. video1|video2,audio1|audio2). Defaults to LAV Video/Audio, or FFDShow video/audio if the former are not present
PreloadFilters64= Same as PreloadFilters32, but for 64-bit
PreloadInputFilters32= Sets CLSIDs of input filters to be preloaded. Defaults to LAV Input filter if present. Alternatively, a grf-File from GraphEdit can be specified here.
PreloadInputFilters64= Same as PreloadInputFilters64, but for 64-bit
PreviewHandlers=0 Option "Use preview handlers from Explorer"
RTF=1 Auto-detect RTF files
SavePositionLimit=600 From the specified length in seconds, the media player saves the last position of the track being played (audio or video). The default is 10 minutes (600 seconds).
-1 switches off the saving of the position completely.
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)
ThumbnailProviders=1 Option "Use thumbnail providers"
Uniscribe=1 1: Use Uniscribe for Unicode and foreign codepages in Lister. Uniscribe is a library which allows you to handle right to left text (Arabic, Hebrew) in a correct way
2: Always use Uniscribe, also for languages where it isn't necessary
UnwrapWidth=1024 Maximum text width when not using word wrap (max 16384 characters).
UserEncodings= User-defined encodings stored in form "Encoding name (Encoding number)" separated by vertical line |
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
[ListerDark] Lister colors for dark mode, see section [Lister] for a description of the fields:
BgColor, FgColor, BgSelColor, FgSelColor, LinkColor
[ListerModes] Options for "Define view method by file type"
0exts=*.ext First user-defined lister method filter. Filters are applied in numbered order until a match is found
0fields=4i Method to be used when the filter matches. It can be one or more of the following, separated by commas:
1..8: View method as shown in Lister's "Options" menu
4: Multimedia, auto-detect
4i: Multimedia, use internal viewer (no plugins)
pluginname: use the indicated plugin
Note: When specifying only one method, pressing '4' will cycle through all multimedia methods. When specifying 2 or more methods, '4' will cycle only through these methods.
[Confirmation] Confirmations
deleteDirs=1 Ask before non-empty directories
MouseActions=1 Ask when dropping files
OverwriteFiles=1 Ask before overwriting files
OverwriteHidSys=1 Ask before overwriting/deleting hidden/system files
OverwriteReadonly=1 Ask before overwriting/deleting read-only files
OverwriteHidSysNotReadonly=0 Ask before overwriting/deleting hidden/system files without read-only attribute (standard copy method only)
SyncConfirmOverwrite=1 Set to 0 to disable overwrite confirmation in "Synchronize dirs"
[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.
0_flags= Cached value returned by function ContentGetSupportedFieldFlags
0_date= DOS timestamp of the file date of the plugin for which the flags were cached in 0_flags, so the value can be read again when the plugin was updated
[CustomFields] Saved custom column configurations
Titles= Titles of the custom views, separated by |
Headersx= Column headers (titles), separated by text "\n"
Contentsx= The column values, separated by "\n"
Widthsx= Widths of the columns. Negative if right aligned
Optionsx= Window width for auto-sizing columns | 1 for horizontal scrollbar | dpi of the screen
[CustomFields_PluginName] Saved custom column configurations for file system plugins
The fields are the same as in section [CustomFields], except for the ones listed below:
AutoLoad=1 If not 0, the specified custom view mode will be loaded automatically when entering a path of this plugin
Contentsx= There is one small difference: To access fields of the file system plugin "PluginName" itself, the name "<fs>" is used instead of the name of the plugin, e.g. [=<fs>.creationdate].
[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
[CompareCustomField] Custom fields used in 'Synchronize dirs' for text comparisons
[OverwriteCustomField] Custom fields shown in overwrite dialogs
[ThumbsCustomField] Custom fields shown below thumbnails
[SearchCustomField] Custom fields shown in Search: General - Find text - Plugins
xexts= Wildcards for matching file names
xfields= Plugin fields to display if name matches
[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].
0_caption Text shown on tab header when changed by the user
0_path= Path of the first tab (0-based)
0_options=1|3|1|0|0|1 Options of first tab, separated by |:
View mode, sort order, sort direction, packer: start of archive name, packer: archive type, locked flag, custom view sort order, additional sort orders, custom background colors (header/background/background2 plus background/background2 for dark mode), view mode, auto view mode switch
activetab=1 Currently active tab, which is NOT stored here, but within section [Left] or [Right]
activelocked=2 Set to 1 (locked) or 2 (locked with directory changes allowed) when the currently active tab is locked
activecaption= Text shown on currently active tab header when changed by the user
[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)
[NewFileHistory] List of last created new files (with Shift+F4)
[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 blocks mean:
Block1: Compare options. Sum of
1: Subdirs
2: By content
4: Ignore dates
8: Asymmetric mode
16: Empty dirs
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)
Block 4: Option how to apply regular expressions and saved searches. Negative numbers means to hide files which match the criteria. Search must match where:
1: on at least one side
2: on both sides (if present)
3: on the left if present, leave out files only on the right
4: on the left, if not present on the right
5: on the right if present, leave out files only on the left
6: on the right, if not present on the left
[Tabstops] Tabstops for file window (only used if not stored for current display resolution!)
0=90 Size
1=93 Date/Time
2= Unused
3=152 Attributes
4=42 Extension
5=93 Comment
6=<Window width> Reference width (used in AdjustWidth mode)
AdjustWidth=1 Auto-adjust name width when window size changes
[user] User defined menu
menu1=Dir: 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]
[DirSelection] Last used patterns from dialog "Select duplicate files" in "Select by folder" - "Select folders by pattern"
[LastTracks] Last played tracks in new Lister media player, in the form
date-time=offset in seconds,track file name
[PluginDuplicates] History of the option "same plugin fields" in Dialog "Commands" - "Search" (Page "Advanced")
[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 (Num +)
[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)
[ReplaceIniLocation] Set a different ini file location for specific plugins, via function *SetDefaultParams, parameter DefaultIniName, via line pluginfile.ext=c:\path\newinifile.ini or pluginfile.ext=c:\path\ - the plugin may ignore the name and just use the path.
pluginname.ext= New location of ini file sent to the plugin. The plugin name must be specified without path, and with extension as configured in wincmd.ini, e.g. sftpplug.wfx
Special values:
* send default value, but redirect to user profile if location not writable (default for packer, file system, and lister plugins)
- send default value, but do not redirect to user profile on fail (default for content plugins)
[TargetList] List of target directories shown in F5 copy dialog (dropdown combobox)
[PrintDir] Auto-saved settings of print dialog
[ViewModes] Stored user-defined view modes
x_name= Name of the mode
x_icon= Icon of the mode for the tab
x_options= Options: View, sort order, reversed, additional sort orders, Tab color, background, background 2
x_commands= Auto-run commands
[ViewModeSwitch] Settings for automatic mode switching
Enabled=1 Enabled/disabled
x_rules= Rules: Sub-rules combined with |& (AND) and || (OR)
x_mode= Mode to set when the rule applies
[packerplugins64], Index of all plugins which also have a 64-bit equivalent
[ContentPlugins64],
[FileSystemPlugins64],
[ListerPlugins64]
$checksum$ Checksum of the corresponding section without the "64" name part. Uses the Adler32 checksum algorithm on the entire section loaded via GetPrivateProfileSection. It's used to determine when plugins were added or removed, so the corresponding 64-bit section can be recreated
exts= Only in [packerplugins64]: List of extensions having a 64-bit version
0=1 Only in [ContentPlugins64] and [ListerPlugins64]: Plugins by index which have a 64-bit version
name=1 Only in [FileSystemPlugins64]: Plugins by name which have a 64-bit version