Some computer programs, when specifying additional parameters on the command line, open up options to the user that are not available through the built-in menu. When starting the program in the traditional way - using the mouse - such parameters cannot be entered.
Instructions
Step 1
Move the arrow to the shortcut you usually use to launch a game or other program from the desktop. Right-click, then select Properties from the context menu. Among other data, you will see the full path to the executable file to which this shortcut is attached.
Step 2
Open a command prompt window. To do this, in Linux, launch a terminal - xterm, Konsole, etc., and in Windows - the so-called MS-DOS Session. Enter the command: cd full path to the file, where the full path to the file is the entire line except the name of the executable file. If you want to clarify the contents of a folder, type ls on Linux and dir on Windows.
Step 3
Then enter the command: filename.exe keys For example: filename.exe console 1 Note that executable files do not have extensions in Linux.
Step 4
To use the command line more conveniently, use the so-called file manager. Linux usually already has it - it's Midnight Commander. In Windows, you will have to install it, for example, Far Manager.
Step 5
After starting the file manager, navigate to the folder where the executable file is located using the arrow keys and the "Enter" key. Move the cursor to the executable file, and then, depending on which of the file managers you are working in, press either Alt + Enter or Ctrl + Enter. The file name is automatically entered into the command line, followed by a space automatically. Now enter a key after it (for example, console 1) and press "Enter".
Step 6
If you use the DOS operating system to run games, then most likely you already have one or another file manager installed (for example, DOS Navigator), and you use it to run executable files. Then also go to the folder with the game, move the cursor to the executable file, and instead of "Enter" press "Ctrl" + "Enter". Enter the key, and only then press Enter. DOS games use different keys, for example, one of the keys for the Wolfenstein 3D game looks like this: wolf3d.exe -goobers
