Command line

ESET Configuration Editor can be launched via the command line – manually (with the “CfgEdit” command).

 

Syntax:

 

cfgedit.exe [filename] [-option1 [filename|id|ids]]...[-optionN]

 

List of available command line parameters:

 

Options:

filename

name of xml file to be launched automatically

 

Available settings:

-readonly

runs editor only in the read-only mode - will not allow editing (nor selecting) of entries

-disablefilechange

deactivates all menu items related to manipulation with files (open, save, save marked...)

-cfgxml filename

defines xml template (its name is given by filename) to be used

-logerrors

activates logging all of error messages

-overwriteyes

disables displaying of the save file confirmation dialog window if it already exists (files are automatically overwritten)

-outfile filename

default name assigned after writing to the file

-allowoldcfg

enables using the old xml template format

-createbak

activates creation of backup (if it already exists, it writes data to the existing files)

-refreshview

automatically refreshes all opened View windows when saving