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msiexec - Wine MSI Installer
SYNOPSIS
msiexec command {required parameter} [optional parameter]...
DESCRIPTION
msiexec is the Wine MSI installer, which is command line compatible
with its Microsoft Windows counterpart.
INSTALL OPTIONS
/i {package|productcode} [property=foobar]
Install {package|productcode} with property=foobar.
/a {package|productcode} [property=foobar]
Install {package|productcode} in administrator (network) mode.
/x {package|productcode} [property=foobar]
Uninstall {package|productcode} with property=foobar.
/uninstall {package|productcode} [property=foobar]
Same as /x.
REPAIR OPTIONS
/f [p|o|e|d|c|a|u|m|s|v] {package|productcode}
Repair an installation. Default options are ´omus´
p Reinstall the file if it is missing.
o Reinstall the file if it is missing or if any older version is
installed.
e Reinstall the file if it is missing, or if the installed version
is equal or older.
d Reinstall the file if it is missing or a different version is
installed.
c Reinstall the file if it is missing or the checksum does not
match.
a Reinstall all files.
u Rewrite all required user registry entries.
m Rewrite all required machine registry entries.
s Overwrite any conflicting shortcuts.
v Recache the local installation package from the source installa‐
tion package.
PATCHING
/p {patch} [property=foobar]
Apply patch. This should not be used with any of the above
options.
UI CONTROL
/q[n|b|r|f]
These options allow changing the behavior of the UI when
installing MSI packages.
/q Show no UI.
/qn Same as /q.
/qb Show a basic UI.
/qr Shows a reduced user UI.
/qf Shows a full UI.
LOGGING
/l[*][i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v][+|!] {logfile}
Enable logging to logfile. Defaults are ´iwearmo´.
* Enable all logging options except ´v´ and ´x´.
i Log status messages.
w Log nonfatal warnings.
e Log all error messages.
a Log start of actions.
r Log action specific records.
u Log user requests.
c Log initial UI parameters.
m Log out of memory errors.
o Log out of diskspace messages.
p Log terminal properties.
v Verbose logging.
x Log extra debugging messages.
+ Append logging to existing file.
! Flush each line to log.
OTHER OPTIONS
/h Show help.
/j[u|m] {package|productcode} [/t transform] [/g languageid]
Advertise package optionally with /t transform and /g lan‐
guageid.
/y Register MSI service.
/z Unregister MSI service.
/? Same as /h.
BUGS
Bugs can be reported on the Wine bug tracker ⟨http://bugs.winehq.org⟩.
AVAILABILITY
msiexec is part of the Wine distribution, which is available through
WineHQ, the Wine development headquarters ⟨http://www.winehq.org/⟩.
SEE ALSOwine(1),
Wine documentation and support ⟨http://www.winehq.org/help⟩.
Wine 2.0.3 November 2010 MSIEXEC(1)