DOSBox"> dosbox-install"> ] > Reference Pages dosbox-install 1 dosbox-install dosbox-install Games installer for DOSBox /usr/bin/dosbox-install -h--help -V--version --verbose --executable EXE-filename --project Menu-itemname --basedir directory-for-C-drive file-or-URL /usr/bin/dosbox-install -u--uninstall--remove game-name DESCRIPTION &Install; performs four things: downloads given URL using wget or lftpget; if downloaded file is has archive suffix, extracts it to directory that is used for storing &DOSBox; apps; lookups executable file in created directory (BAT, COM or EXE); adds item to Main Menu of GUI environment for running founded executable by &DOSBox;. COMMAND LINE ARGUMENTS Each command line argument is handled as following: when this is a URL in proto://address format, steps 1-4 are performed; when this is a filename with ZIP, RAR or ARJ extension, steps 2-4 are performed; when this is a directory, steps 3 and 4 are performed; when this is a executable with EXE/BAT/COM extension, step 4 is performed. EXAMPLES Download, extract, lookup executable, add icon to Main menu: dosbox-install http://ilya-evseev.narod.ru/games/tower.zip Extract, lookup executable, add icon to Main menu: dosbox-install /tmp/ugh.zip Lookup executable, add icon to Main menu: dosbox-install /mnt/windows/Games/DefenderOfTheCrown/ Add icon of executable to Main menu: dosbox-install /mnt/windows/Games/LR/LR.COM UNINSTALL Running with switch removes already installed application that's name is given in command line: directory from &DOSBox; apps folder; menu item from Main menu folder. OPTIONS -h --help Display short usage. -V --version Display program version. --verbose More detailed output about progress. --executable EXE-filename When a program directory contain more than once excutable, by default &Install; creates menu link to the first founded. This switch allows you to select main program executable explicitly. If executable is located not in the top program directory, then filename should contain relative path from top directory. Examples: dosbox-install --executable SIMFILES/SIM.EXE /mnt/windows/Games/SimCity/ dosbox-install --executable gpega.exe /usr/games/dosgames/GrandPrix --basedir directory-mounted-as-C By default drive C: is assigned to directory of selected executable. When executable is located not at program toplevel, but in subdirectory, this switch allows to select toplevel directory. Example: dosbox-install --basedir /mnt/windows/Games/SimCity/ SIMFILES/SIM.EXE --project Menu-itemname By default, item in Main menu has the same name as application folder. This switch is used for assigning custom name for menu item. Example: dosbox-install --project "Accolade GrandPrix Rally" /usr/games/dosgames/gp/gpega.exe -u name Removes selected subfolder from main DOS-apps folder, and menu item from Main menu. Example: dosbox-install --remove tower ugh para FILES /usr/games/dosbox is used as base directory for extracting processed archives. /usr/lib/menu contain descriptions for menu items used for building Main menu for GUI. AUTHORS <evseev@altlinux.ru>, 2003-2004. SEE ALSO dosbox 1 update-menus 1