2 .TH WINEPREFIXCREATE 1 "August 2006" "@PACKAGE_STRING@" "Windows on Unix"
4 wineprefixcreate \- create or update the Wine configuration
6 .BI wineprefixcreate\ [options]
9 creates or updates a Wine configuration directory. When running Wine,
10 the base name of the configuration directory is specified in the
11 WINEPREFIX variable, hence the name of this tool.
14 is launched automatically by
16 if you don't have an existing configuration. However, it can sometimes
17 be useful to run it explicitly to create a different directory, or
18 update an existing one.
21 .BI \--prefix\ directory
22 Create the specified directory (or update it if it exists already). If
23 this option is not specified,
27 environment variable, or to
32 Display a usage message.
35 Don't display any status messages.
40 to save everything before returning. This is necessary for instance if
41 you are planning to rename the directory once created; otherwise a
42 running server could still try to access the directory under its old
44 .SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
47 If set, the content of this variable is taken as the name of the directory where
49 stores its data (the default is \fI$HOME/.wine\fR). All
51 processes using the same prefix share certain things like registry,
52 shared memory and kernel objects. By setting
54 to different values for different Wine processes, it is possible to
55 run a number of truly independent Wine sessions.
59 Default location for the
63 Many people have contributed to the development of Wine. Please check
64 the file Changelog in the Wine distribution for the complete details.
66 If you find a bug, please submit a bug report at
67 .UR http://bugs.winehq.org
68 .B http://bugs.winehq.org.
72 is part of the Wine distribution, which is available through WineHQ,
73 the Wine development headquarters, at
74 .UR http://www.winehq.org/
75 .B http://www.winehq.org/.
78 It is distributed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public