1MSIEXEC(1)                       Wine Programs                      MSIEXEC(1)
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NAME

6       msiexec - Wine MSI Installer
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SYNOPSIS

9       msiexec command {required parameter} [optional parameter]...
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DESCRIPTION

12       msiexec  is  the  Wine  MSI installer, which is command line compatible
13       with its Microsoft Windows counterpart.
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INSTALL OPTIONS

16       /i {package|productcode} [property=foobar]
17              Install {package|productcode} with property=foobar.
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19       /a {package|productcode} [property=foobar]
20              Install {package|productcode} in administrator (network) mode.
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22       /x {package|productcode} [property=foobar]
23              Uninstall {package|productcode} with property=foobar.
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25       /uninstall {package|productcode} [property=foobar]
26              Same as /x.
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REPAIR OPTIONS

29       /f [p|o|e|d|c|a|u|m|s|v] {package|productcode}
30              Repair an installation. Default options are ´omus´
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32       p      Reinstall the file if it is missing.
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34       o      Reinstall the file if it is missing or if any older  version  is
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37       e      Reinstall the file if it is missing, or if the installed version
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40       d      Reinstall the file if it is missing or a  different  version  is
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43       c      Reinstall  the  file  if  it is missing or the checksum does not
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46       a      Reinstall all files.
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48       u      Rewrite all required user registry entries.
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50       m      Rewrite all required machine registry entries.
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52       s      Overwrite any conflicting shortcuts.
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54       v      Recache the local installation package from the source installa‐
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PATCHING

58       /p {patch} [property=foobar]
59              Apply  patch.  This should not be used with any of the above op‐
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UI CONTROL

63       /q[n|b|r|f]
64              These options allow changing the behavior of  the  UI  when  in‐
65              stalling MSI packages.
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67       /q     Show no UI.
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69       /qn    Same as /q.
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71       /qb    Show a basic UI.
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73       /qr    Shows a reduced user UI.
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75       /qf    Shows a full UI.
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LOGGING

78       /l[*][i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v][+|!] {logfile}
79              Enable logging to logfile. Defaults are ´iwearmo´.
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81       *      Enable all logging options except ´v´ and ´x´.
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83       i      Log status messages.
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85       w      Log nonfatal warnings.
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89       a      Log start of actions.
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91       r      Log action specific records.
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97       m      Log out of memory errors.
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99       o      Log out of diskspace messages.
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101       p      Log terminal properties.
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103       v      Verbose logging.
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105       x      Log extra debugging messages.
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107       +      Append logging to existing file.
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109       !      Flush each line to log.
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OTHER OPTIONS

112       /h     Show help.
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114       /j[u|m] {package|productcode} [/t transform] [/g languageid]
115              Advertise  package  optionally  with  /t  transform  and /g lan‐
116              guageid.
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118       /y     Register MSI service.
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120       /z     Unregister MSI service.
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122       /?     Same as /h.
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BUGS

126       Bugs can be reported on the Wine bug tracker https://bugs.winehq.org⟩.
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AVAILABILITY

129       msiexec is part of the Wine distribution, which  is  available  through
130       WineHQ, the Wine development headquarters https://www.winehq.org/⟩.
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SEE ALSO

133       wine(1),
134       Wine documentation and support https://www.winehq.org/help⟩.
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138Wine 8.0                         November 2010                      MSIEXEC(1)
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