ezQuake Manual: Miscellaneous Variables

Config Management Variables

cfg_backup 

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

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1Backs up your old config before overwriting it with cfg_save.
0No backup of your config.

cfg_browser_democolor 

Description

Color of the demo entries in the cfg browser

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 255 255 255 255

Variable is string.

cfg_browser_dircolor 

Description

Color of the dir entries in the cfg browser

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 170 80 0 255

Variable is string.

cfg_browser_interline 

Description

Size of the space between entries in the cfg browser

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Variable is integer.

cfg_browser_scrollnames 

Description

Toggle scrolling of the filenames in the cfg browser

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

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1
0

cfg_browser_selectedcolor 

Description

Color of the selected entries in the cfg browser

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0 150 235 255

Variable is string.

cfg_browser_showdate 

Description

Toggle the date column in the cfg browser

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

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1
0

cfg_browser_showsize 

Description

Toggle the file size column in the cfg browser

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

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1
0

cfg_browser_showstatus 

Description

Toggle the display of the status bar in the cfg browser

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

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1
0

cfg_browser_showtime 

Description

Toggle the time column in the cfg browser

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

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1
0

cfg_browser_sortmode 

Description

Sorting mode in the cfg browser. Each number represents one column. Their order represents the priority of the sorting.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Variable is string.

cfg_browser_stripnames 

Description

Toggle stripping of the filenames in the cfg browser

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

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1
0

cfg_browser_zipcolor 

Description

Color of the zip entries in the cfg browser

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 255 170 0 255

Variable is string.

cfg_legacy_exec 

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

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0Do not execute config.cfg and frontend.cfg in gamedir ever.
1Execute config.cfg and frontend.cfg in gamedir (unless gamedir = qw) like
2Execute config.cfg and frontend.cfg even if gamedir = qw.
3Execute config.cfg and frontend.cfg even if gamedir = qw.

qw 2.33. If there is no config.cfg or frontend.cfg in gamedir, and gamedir != qw then try executing config.cfg and frontend.cfg in qw.

cfg_legacy_write 

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

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1Will write a small config.cfg to your gamedir when quitting just like qw
0Will not write config.cfg.

2.33.

cfg_save_aliases 

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

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1cfg_save saves aliases.
0Won't save aliases.

cfg_save_binds 

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

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1Toggles whether cfg_save saves binds.
0Won't save binds.

cfg_save_cmdline 

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

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1Writes your command line in configs made with cfg_save (commented out of
0Won't save command line.

course).

cfg_save_cmds 

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

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1Saves commands.
0Won't save commands.

cfg_save_cvars 

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

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1Saves variables.
0Won't save variables.

cfg_save_sysinfo 

Description

Not implemented yet.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Variable is float.

cfg_save_unchanged 

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

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1Makes cfg_save write all variables to the config file.
0Makes cfg_save only write variables that are not default valued to the

config file.

cfg_save_userinfo 

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 2

Values

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0Makes cfg_save not save userinfo variables.
1Makes cfg_save save all userinfo variables except spectator/name/topcolor/bottomcolor/skin/team .
2Makes cfg_save save all userinfo variables like name/team/teamcolor/rate/msg/skin/w_switch/b_switch/... .

Note :'cfg_save_userinfo 1' is best for teamfortress so you don't get kicked for changing bottom color. Note : cfg_save will never save the password variable, even though technically it is a userinfo variable.

cfg_use_home 

Description

When turned on, configutaion will be saved into user's profile (home) directory.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

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1Save the configuration into user's home dir
0Save the configuration into <quake>/ezquake/configs

This affects only cfg_save and cfg_load commands.

Help Browser Variables

help_files_dircolor 

Description

The RGB color of directories in the help browser.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 255 255 255 255

Variable is string.
Example: "255 255 255"

help_files_filecolor 

Description

The RGB color for files in the help browser.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 255 255 255 255

Variable is string.
Example: "255 255 255"

help_files_interline 

Description

Adjust interlining of file list in /help filebrowser.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Variable is float.

help_files_scrollnames 

Description

Should the filenames in the help browser get scrolled if they don't fit when the file is selected?

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

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1Scroll names
0Don't scroll names

help_files_selectedcolor 

Description

The RGB color of a selected file in the help browser.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 255 255 255 255

Variable is string.
Example: "255 255 255"

help_files_showdate 

Description

Shows column displaying file last modification date in /help file browser.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Variable is float.

help_files_showsize 

Description

Shows column displaying file size in /help file browser.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Variable is float.

help_files_showstatus 

Description

Show quick info about selected help file in /help file browser.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Variable is float.

help_files_showtime 

Description

Shows column displaying file last modification time in /help file browser.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Variable is float.

help_files_sortmode 

Description

Switches sorting methods of files /help file browser.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Variable is float.

help_files_stripnames 

Description

Strips filenames of help files.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Variable is float.

System Settings Variables

cl_mediaroot 

Description

Changes where demos, screenshots and logs are saved, how variables demo_dir, sshot_dir and log_dir are treated.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

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0Treat paths as relative to the Quake dir
1Treat paths as relative to user home dir
2Treat paths as system absolute paths

sys_disableWinKeys 

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

valuedescription
1Disable winkeys from alt-tabbing you (only works in NT/2K/XP, and only when the client is in focus).
0Enable.

Note: Windows keys are now bindable (LWINKEY, RWINKEY, WINKEY, POPUPMENU). Obviously only useful on NT/2K/XP with sys_disableWinKeys 1 (and possibely useful in Linux too!).

sys_highpriority 

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

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-1Sets process to low priority.
0Sets process to normal priority.
1Sets process to high priority.

sys_inactiveSleep 

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

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1Enable inactive sleeping.
0Prevent freeing of CPU when the client is minimized or not in focus.

sys_yieldcpu 

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

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1Give more CPU for other programs.
0the client eats more CPU.

Unsorted Variables Variables

auth_validate 

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 1

Values

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1which performs the validation (but you need to use 'validate_clients'
0If you don't want your client to validate other ezQuake clients.

If you have 'auth_warninvalid 1' and someone gives a dirty hash in a version response (because they are using a hacked client that can't work out the right response), the client will print something like 'Warning Invalid Client: playername (userid)' in your console ('auth_warninvalid 0' is default).

auth_warninvalid 

Description

Check auth_validate.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Variable is float.

gl_maxtmu2 

Description

Allow only two texturing units. Sometimes usefull for buggy ATI cards. If you don't need this, don't use it. Lowers the performance.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

valuedescription
1
0

gl_particle_fulldetail 

Description

Allows full detail depth for gl_particle_* effects

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

valuedescription
1
0

keymap_name 

Description

This holds the name of the current keymappings; it has (currently) only informational purposes. If no keymapping is active, it will contain the name "Default". If a keymapping will be active and no name has been set, "Custom" will be used as name. It can easily be set with "keymap_name <layoutname>"

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default:

Variable is float.

Description

Shows/hides advanced options entries in the Options menu

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X FreeBSD

Default: 0

Values

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1Show advanced options
0Hide advanced options

Last update: 09.11.2005 02:15 PST, made by JohnNy_cz | ezQDocs