Synchronet v3.19b-Win32 (install) has been released (Jan-2022).

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config:ini_files [2020/08/23 15:15] – Change links from viewcvs/cvsweb to gitlab. digital manconfig:ini_files [2023/02/12 15:00] – Add the primary configuration files (e.g. main.ini, msgs.ini, etc.) new in v3.20 digital man
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 ===== Configuration ===== ===== Configuration =====
  
-Synchronet supports a variety of configuration files of different formats. A growing majority of these configuration files are of the [[wp>INI file]] type. Synchronet's INI configuration files are typically stored in the ''[[dir:ctrl]]'' directory, with a ''.ini'' filename suffix/extension.+Synchronet's INI configuration files are typically stored in the ''[[dir:ctrl]]'' directory, with a ''.ini'' filename suffix/extension. 
 + 
 +==== Primary Configuration Files ==== 
 + 
 +The primary configuration files managed by the [[util:SCFG]] utility are: 
 +^ Filename    ^ Description ^ 
 +|''chat.ini'' | Chat Features settings, specifically the Guru, Multi-node chat actions and channels, and external sysop pagers | 
 +|''file.ini'' | File areas (for uploads, download), text file areas, and file-related options | 
 +| ''main.ini'' | Primary system settings (e.g. BBS name, location, security settings) and command shells | 
 +| ''msgs.ini'' | Message areas, message options, and message networking | 
 +| ''xtrn.ini'' | External program configurations which includes timed events, message editors, hot-key events and doors | 
 +| ''node.ini'' | Located in the [[dir:node|node directories]], and configured via the SCFG [[util:scfg:Nodes]] menu | 
 + 
 +==== Secondary Configuration Files ====
  
 ^Filename Page             ^Default Contents^Description^ ^Filename Page             ^Default Contents^Description^
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 <code ini> <code ini>
 !include another.ini !include another.ini
 +</code>
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 +In Synchronet v3.18c, the ability to include multiple files was added, e.g.
 +
 +<code ini>
 +!include sub-dir/*.ini
 </code> </code>
  
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 ==== Enumerated Values ==== ==== Enumerated Values ====
  
-Some keys support values specified either by number (typically from ''0'' through n) or by a symbolic name for each supported value. These are referred to a enumerated values.+Some keys support values specified either by number (typically from ''0'' through n) or by a symbolic name for each supported value. These are referred to as enumerated values.
  
 A numeric value higher than the highest supported enumerated value will be treated the same as the highest supported enumerated value. A numeric value higher than the highest supported enumerated value will be treated the same as the highest supported enumerated value.
 +
 +When a word is provided for the enumerated key value, an exact case-insensitive match is performed search following by a partial-match search, so "Debug" would match the enum value for "Debugging", and "Info" would match the enum value for "Informational".
  
 === Log Levels === === Log Levels ===
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   * [[config:cfg_files|CFG Files]]   * [[config:cfg_files|CFG Files]]
   * [[config:cnf_files|CNF Files]]   * [[config:cnf_files|CNF Files]]
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 +{{tag>configuration file_type ini}}

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