Ini-settings
Ini-settings
Settings in the file wincmd.ini
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 in the file wcx_ftp.ini
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.
Other usefull programs:
Tweak Total Commander (TweakTC)
TweakTC is designed for advanced configuration of Total Commander without manual editing its INI files.
For download see the Plugins -page.
Configuration
| [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!). |
| ActiveRight=0 | 1: The right listbox will be active when Total Commander starts (1/0) |
| Aligned extension=1 | File extension is shown left aligned |
| Allowed= | Allowed drives -> restrict drive access! Example: Allowed=cde \ stands for 'Network Neighborhood' |
| AltSearch=0 | Search with 0=CTRL+ALT, 1=ALT, 2=letter only, 3=letter with search dialog, 4=disabled |
| AlwaysCopyInBackground=0 | If set to 1, Total Commander always copies in the background (32-bit version only) |
| 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 |
| AppendWarning=1 | If set to 0, Total Commander will not show a warning before appending to a file |
| 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 |
| 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=0 | 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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): |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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. |
| DriveTipDelay=0 | Delay in milliseconds, until descriptions for the drives in the drive combo box are shown (default = 0) |
| Editor=notepad.exe | Default editor for F4 |
| 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) |
| FirstLang=0 | First time Total Commander is run -> ask for language |
| FirstTime=0 | First time Total Commander is run -> display release notes |
| FirstTimeUnpack=0 | First time "Unpack all" -> hint to press ENTER on file |
| FirstTimeZIP=0 | 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). |
| IconsInThread=1 | Load icons of EXE and LNK files also on network drives (1/0) |
| IconOverlays=1 | 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, 2=in nethood, 3=both |
| 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) |
| 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.) |
| 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 |
| 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=0 | Also select directories (with +) |
| Netwarebugfix=0 | 1: do NOT rename files on remote drive |
| 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. |
| OldStyleDir=0 | Use SetCurDir to verify existance of dir / Use FindFirstFile directly (1/0) |
| OldStyleTree=0 | Always load full tree of a drive (1/0) |
| OleComments=1 | Load comments from Explorer (NTFS streams and Word documents) (1/0) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| PreloadThumbnails=1 | 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 |
| 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 |
| RenameSelOnlyName=0 | In inplace rename, select only name, not extension (1), or name+ext (0) |
| RestrictInterface= | Disable parts of the user interface. Just build the sum of the following options: 1=Start menu |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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=1 | Show Icons for EXE and LNK files (only 32-bit version, slow) |
| ShowInstanceNr=1 | Show number in title when more than one Commander is running (1/0) |
| SingleClickStart=0 | 1= A single click starts programs and opens files (Win98 WEB style) 0= Double click starts programs (default) |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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>) |
| StartupScreen=0 | Turnsplash 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 |
| SyncFlags=1 | Remembers the last settings for 'Synchronize dirs'. The following constants are added: 1: include subdirs |
| TabEnterDirChange=1 | What should happen when users presses ENTER on a dir on a locked tab? 0: nothing |
| 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) |
| 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. |
| 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 _) |
| 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). |
| 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: |
| 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 |
| 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: |
| 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 in Win95/98: 0: use Total Commander's own function to delete files (most configuration options) |
| 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) |
| XPMoveMethod= | 1: When moving files, the permissions of the target folder are used 0: The permissions of the files are kept |
| ZipMagic=0 | Skip ZipMagic detection when opening ZIP files (1/0) |
| Undocumented? | Please write in here... |
| Example | You can add more! |
| Example | Text to write in... |
Shortcuts
| [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
| [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 |
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Resolution-dependent data
| [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 |
| Compare*= | Coordinates and other options for the compare window |
| MenuChange*= | Same for start menu change dialog |
| Print*= | For the print preview |
| Rename*= | Rename dialog |
| Search*= | Search dialog |
| Sync*= | Synchronize dirs |
| TreeDlg*= | Tree view |
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Left
[Left]
Colors
[Colors]
Layout
[Layout]
| [Layout] | Layout settings |
| ButtonBar=1 | Show/Hide button bar (1/0). |
| CmdLine=1 | Show/Hide command line (1/0). |
| CurDir=1 | Show/Hide current directory (1/0). |
| DirectoryTabs=1 | Show/Hide directory tabs (1/0). |
| DriveBar1=0 | Show/Hide drive buttons (1/0). |
| DriveBar2=0 | Show/Hide two drive button bars (fixed width, above file windows) (1/0). has no effect if DriveBar1=0 |
| DriveBarFlat=1 | If set to 1, Drive buttons appear flat. |
| DriveCombo=1 | Show/Hide drive combobox (1/0). |
| HistoryHotlistButtons=1 | Show/Hide buttons for history list and hotlist (1/0). |
| InterfaceFlat=1 | 1: flat user interface. |
| KeyButtons=1 | Show/Hide function key buttons (1/0). |
| StatusBar=1 | Show/Hide status bar (1/0). |
| TabHeader=1 | Show/Hide tabstop header (1/0). |
Packer
| [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 | Use internal Un-ARJ |
| InternalUnlzh=1 | Use internal Un-LHA |
| InternalUnace=1 | Use internal Un-ACE |
| InternalUnrar=1 | Use internal Un-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 |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| You can add more! | |
| Undocumented? | Please write in here... |
Buttonbar
| [Buttonbar] | Buttonbar settings |
| 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
[Command line history]
DriveHints
[DriveHints]
Lister
[Lister]
Confirmation
[Confirmation]
Extensions
[Extensions]
Tabstops
[Tabstops]
User
[user]
[dirmenu]
SearchName
[SearchName]
SearchIn
[SearchIn]
SearchText
[SearchText]
Selection
[Selection]
RenameTemplates
[RenameTemplates]
PrintDir
[PrintDir]