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Command Line ParametersAll parameters must have the form:/parametername parametervalue or -parametername parametervalue Parameter names are not case sensitive. /lp "epdstring" or /loadposition "epdstring" Loads the position given as a string in EPD format /lpf filename or /loadpositionfile filename Loads specified EPD or FEN file. /lpi n or /loadpositionindex n Loads specified position in EPD or FEN file. /lgf filename or /loadgamefile filename Loads specified PGN file. /lgi n or /loadgameindex n Loads specified game in the specified PGN file. /fcp enginename or /firstchessprogram enginename Loads specified chess engine /scp enginename or /secondchessprogram enginename Loads specified chess engine /ics Starts with ICS mode, currently disabled /top Makes Arena an always-on-top window /flip or /xflip or /flipview Shows black side under the white side /lsc #rrggbb or /lightsquarecolor #rrggbb Sets the colour of the white squares /dsc #rrggbb or /darksquarecolor #rrggbb Sets the colour of the black squares /bgc #rrggbb or /colorBackground #rrggbb Sets the colour of the Arena main window background /ac #rrggbb or /analyzecolor #rrggbb Sets the colour for the analyse window (all areas) /mwh pixels or /mainwindowheight pixels Changes the height of the Arena main window /mww pixels or /mainwindowwidth pixels Changes the width of the Arena main window /x pixels or /mainwindowx pixels Changes the horizontal position of the Arena main window /y pixels or /mainwindowy pixels Changes the vertical position of the Arena main window /maximized Starts Arena in a maximised window /ibc mm:ss or /initialblackclock mm:ss Sets the initial value of the black clock /iwc mm:ss or /initialwhiteclock mm:ss Sets the initial value of the white clock /dgt Start in DGT Chessboard Mode /match Start in match mode, starting a match with last parameters used /mg or /matchGames n Automatically runs an n-game match between two chess engines, with alternating colours. If the loadGameFile option is set, Arena will start each game with the given opening moves or the given position; otherwise, the games will start with the standard initial chess position. If this parameter is given, Arena quits after the match. /runtournament Tournament file Starts or continues a tournament. The name of the tournament file (*.at) must be given as a parameter. The tournament must have been configured once by you. /shutdown Shuts down the computer after a tournament, if the tournament is started with the above "runtournament" command. /tc or /timeControl mm:ss Each player begins with his clock set to the timeControl period. Default: 5 minutes. The additional options movesPerSession and timeIncrement are mutually exclusive. /mps or /movesPerSession moves When both players have made movesPerSession moves, a new timeControl period is added to both clocks. Default: 40 moves. /inc or /timeIncrement seconds If this option is specified, movesPerSession is ignored. Instead, after each player's move, timeIncrement seconds are added to his clock (Blitz, Fischer Mode). Use -timeIncrement 0 if you want to require the entire game to be played in one timeControl period, with no increment. Default: -1, which specifies movesPerSession mode. /analyze Start in analysis mode, the engine(s) loaded start analysing right after starting Arena /nosplash Starts Arena without showing the splash screen
/e Load Arena with English language
/No. Load with language No. Replace "No." with any valid language number,
Examples: Arena.exe /fcp SOS /scp Crafty /lpf C:\Arena\123test.EPD /lpi 2 /mg 4 /inc 1 /tc 01:00 Starts Arena with first engine SOS, second engine Crafty for a match for 4 games with the second position of the specified EPD file in Fischer-clock-mode 1/1. Arena.exe /lp "1k1r4/1pp4p/2n5/P6R/2R1p1r1/2P2p2/1PP2B1P/4K3 b - - 0 1 bm ... e3" Starts Arena with a test position in EPD format. Arena.exe /26 Starts Arena with Croatian language (if there is such a language file) Abbreviations: #rrggbb = red value, green value, blue value in hex mm:ss = minutes : seconds
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