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| − | The ''command line'' is used for [[World generation|generating worlds]] quickly from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_Prompt Command Prompt] in Windows or a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_shell terminal window] in Linux. Here is the text from command_line.txt: | + | The ''command line'' is used for [[World generation | generating worlds]] quickly from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_Prompt Command Prompt] in Windows or a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_shell terminal window] in Linux. Here is the text from command_line.txt: |
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See readme.txt for the license. | See readme.txt for the license. | ||
See release_notes.txt for information on handling saves and a brief writeup on the changes for this version. | See release_notes.txt for information on handling saves and a brief writeup on the changes for this version. | ||
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| − | Dwarf Fortress currently offers one command line option, a world generator, suggested by genmac. | + | Dwarf Fortress currently offers one command line option, a world generator, suggested by genmac. You can use it as follows: |
| − | You can use it as follows: | ||
| − | FORMAT: dwarfort.exe -gen <id number> <seed> <world gen param title> | + | <pre>FORMAT: dwarfort.exe -gen <id number> <seed> <world gen param title> |
EXAMPLE: dwarfort.exe -gen 1 3498 STANDARD | EXAMPLE: dwarfort.exe -gen 1 3498 STANDARD | ||
EXAMPLE: dwarfort.exe -gen 2 RANDOM CUSTOM6 | EXAMPLE: dwarfort.exe -gen 2 RANDOM CUSTOM6 | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
| − | + | This will open a silent, introless dwarf fortress, generate a world with the given id number and seed, export the region files | |
| − | This will open a silent, introless dwarf fortress, generate a world with the given id number and seed, | + | and a picture, and finally quit. The window remains open so you can see what's going on. You can still abort world generation |
| − | + | while it is running. If you attempt to create a world number that already exists, it will abort immediately. | |
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On Linux, make sure to rename the '''df''' shell script to something else before putting it in your path, since a '''df''' command already exists and replacing it with the ''Dwarf Fortress'' launcher script could mess up your system. | On Linux, make sure to rename the '''df''' shell script to something else before putting it in your path, since a '''df''' command already exists and replacing it with the ''Dwarf Fortress'' launcher script could mess up your system. | ||