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PCSX2(1) General Commands Manual PCSX2(1)

PCSX2 — PlayStation(R)2 Console Emulator

PCSX2 [-h] [--cfg=file] [--cfgpath=path] [--console] [--forcewiz] [--portable] [--profiling] [--elf=file] [--irx=file] [--nogui] [--noguiprompt] [--nodisc] [--usecd] [--fullscreen] [--windowed] [--nohacks] [--fullboot] [--gamefixes=string] [--gs=file] [--pad=file] [--spu2=file] [--cdvd=file] [--usb=file] [--fw=file] [--dev9=file] [iso]

PCSX2 is an open-source PlayStation 2 (AKA PS2) emulator. Its purpose is to emulate the PS2 hardware, using a combination of MIPS CPU interpreters, recompilers and a virtual machine that manages hardware states and PS2 memory. This allows you to play PS2 games on your PC, with many additional features and benefits.

--help
Displays the list of available command line options.
=file
Uses file instead of PCSX2_vm.ini as the configuration file. It does not affect plugins.
=path
Specifies path as the configuration file path. It affects both PCSX2 and the plugins.
Forces the program log to be visible.
Forces the First-Time Wizard to run.
Runs PCSX2 in portable mode.
Makes it easier to use profiling tools.

iso
Loads and runs iso at startup using the PCSX2 internal ISO loader.
=file
Executes file as an ELF image.
=file
Executes file as an IRX image.
Disables display of the GUI while running games. PCSX2 will terminate when the game window is closed.
Prompt before exiting when --nogui is used.
Boots with an empty DVD tray. Use this to boot into the PS2 system menu.
Boots using the configured CDVD plugin instead of booting iso.
Runs the game in fullscreen mode.
Runs the game in windowed mode.

Disables all speedhacks.
Disables the fast boot feature.
string
Enable specific gamefixes for this session. string is a comma-separated list of gamefixes.

Valid gamefixes: VuAddSub, VuClipFlag, FpuCompare, FpuMul, FpuNegDiv, XGKick, IpuWait, EETiming, SkipMpeg, OPHFlag, DMABusy,VIFFIFO, VIF1Stall, GIFFIFO, FMVinSoftware, GoemonTlb, ScarfaceIbit.

=file
Uses file as the GS plugin.
=file
Uses file as the PAD plugin.
=file
Uses file as the SPU2 plugin.
=file
Uses file as the CDVD plugin.
=file
Uses file as the USB plugin.
=file
Uses file as the FW plugin.
=file
Uses file as the DEV9 plugin.

$XDG_CONFIG_DIR/PCSX2 or $HOME/PCSX2
User configuration and data directory.

PCSX2 Dev Team and many other contributors

Bugs can be reported by submitting an issue at the PCSX2 Github issue tracker.

January 10, 2017 Debian