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[FEATURE] Add command-line option to specify a custom configuration file #102
Description
Please confirm the following points:
- This feature request is NOT for the Android apps in the Play Store
- I have searched the project page to check if a similar request was already made
Application or Project
projectM Standalone SDL2 Frontend (includes the Steam app)
Is Your Enhancement Related to a Problem?
projectMSDL.properties is created in a specific directory, but there is no command line option to override it.
Your Suggested Enhancement
Add a command line option to specify a projectMSDL.properties file. Since there is a save option inside the projectMSDL app, may need to check if a config file was passed in, and make a decision whether changes should be saved to the currently loaded file. Perhaps the user could be provided the context of what save file is currently loaded.
I think also maybe copying the default file with the helpful commented out setting descriptions to the user file might be helpful.
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[-][FEATURE][/-][+][FEATURE] Add command-line option to specify a custom configuration file[/+]kblaschke commentedon May 17, 2025
Had this idea on the back of my mind for some time now, but didn't create a ticket for that. Will add a
--config/-coption to specify a custom configuration file that overrides the platform-specific default path. It's super easy to do, so won't take ages to implement 😉yetanothergeek commentedon Feb 5, 2026
One possible workaround on Linux is to use the XDG_CONFIG_HOME environment variable.
For example:
Now make some noticeable changes to
and then run:
I think Windows has a similar concept like %PROFILEDIR% or something but I haven't tried it.
But yes, a --config option would be still be nice to have.