SpaceMonger - Command-Line Parameters

SpaceMonger can be used as a powerful command-line tool as well as merely a friendly point-and-click application. Below is a list of the command-line parameters that you can give to SpaceMonger and what each command-line parameter does.

Basic usage |

`spacemonger.exe [options] [path|actions...]`

Command-line options |

`-h` `-H` `-?` `--help` | Display this help information
`-e` `--emergency` | Emergency mode: Use built-in English language and config files at all times; do NOT save any settings; and make no changes to the Registry
`-c` config.xml `--config` config.xml | Use config.xml instead of current user's configuration file
`-r` `--reset-config` | Reset current user's configuration file to default settings
`-l` lang.xml `--lang` lang.xml `-l` xx `--lang` xx | Use lang.xml or xx instead of current user's preferred language
`-n` `--no-save-config` | Do not change any configuration files under any circumstances.
`-wh` `--window-hide` | Do not display SpaceMonger's main window.
`-wm` `--window-min` | Display SpaceMonger's main window minimized.
`-wx` `--window-max` | Display SpaceMonger's main window maximized.
`-ds` `--debug-scanner` | This is an experts-only debugging option that can help you to determine the performance of the scanner on a given computer. It may be useful in determining whether a disk is physically dying, which is why the option has been left in. If this is enabled, then during a scan, SpaceMonger will display a colored square in the upper corner of the screen. The color can be used to determine exactly what SpaceMonger's scanner is doing at any given point:
Black | SpaceMonger is processing the results of a scan. (in SpaceMonger)
Yellow | SpaceMonger is waiting for FindFirstFile to return the first file in a directory. (in Windows: FindFirstFile)
Orange | SpaceMonger is waiting for FindNextFile to return another file in a directory. (in Windows: FindNextFile)
Green | SpaceMonger is processing file information returned by FindFirstFile/FindNextFile. (in SpaceMonger)
Aqua | SpaceMonger is waiting for Windows clean up after a single directory scan. (in Windows: FindClose)
Blue | SpaceMonger is waiting for Windows to return information about a reparse point (mount point or symbolic link). (in Windows: CreateFile, DeviceIoControl, or CloseHandle)
Violet | SpaceMonger is waiting for Windows to describe how a file is compressed or sparse. (in Windows: GetCompressedFileSize)
In general, you should see a lot of flickering, but mostly orange and green, with an occasional spurt of blue or violet. If you see a lot of yellow and orange with very few other colors, and the scan seems to be a little slow, then you may have a dying disk.
`--` | Process all successive arguments as paths / actions

About SpaceMonger actions |

If a path or actions are given, SpaceMonger will immediately scan the path or process the actions when the program opens. You may specify only a path or actions but not both. Paths are identified by having / or \ in their name somewhere. A list of valid actions can be found here.

Note that SpaceMonger can recognize Unicode command-line arguments, if your command-line processor supports Unicode.

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