NAME
wineprefixcreate - create or update the Wine configuration
SYNOPSIS
wineprefixcreate [options]
DESCRIPTION
wineprefixcreate creates or updates a Wine configuration directory.
When running Wine, the base name of the configuration directory is
specified in the WINEPREFIX variable, hence the name of this tool.
wineprefixcreate is launched automatically by wine(1) if you don't have
an existing configuration. However, it can sometimes be useful to run
it explicitly to create a different directory, or update an existing
one.
OPTIONS
--prefix directory
Create the specified directory (or update it if it exists
already). If this option is not specified, wineprefixcreate
defaults to the WINEPREFIX environment variable, or to
$HOME/.wine if not set.
-h, --help
Display a usage message.
-q, --quiet
Don't display any status messages.
-w, --wait
Wait for wineserver to save everything before returning. This is
necessary for instance if you are planning to rename the
directory once created; otherwise a running server could still
try to access the directory under its old name.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
WINEPREFIX
If set, the content of this variable is taken as the name of the
directory where wineprefixcreate stores its data (the default is
$HOME/.wine). All wine processes using the same prefix share
certain things like registry, shared memory and kernel objects.
By setting WINEPREFIX to different values for different Wine
processes, it is possible to run a number of truly independent
Wine sessions.
FILES
~/.wine
Default location for the wine configuration data.
AUTHORS
Many people have contributed to the development of Wine. Please check
the file Changelog in the Wine distribution for the complete details.
BUGS
If you find a bug, please submit a bug report at
http://bugs.winehq.org.
AVAILABILITY
wineprefixcreate is part of the Wine distribution, which is available
through WineHQ, the Wine development headquarters, at
http://www.winehq.org/.
It is distributed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
License.
SEE ALSO
wine(1), wineserver(1).