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NSIS Users Manual
Chapter 1: Introduction to NSIS
About NSIS
Main Features
Feature List
Unicode installers
Chapter 2: Tutorial: The Basics
Introduction
Script Files
Scripting structure
Installer Attributes
Pages
Sections
Functions
Working with Scripts
Logical Code Structures
Variables
Debugging Scripts
Script Execution
Compiler Commands
Compiler
Modern UI
Plug-ins
More
Chapter 3: Command Line Usage
MakeNSIS Usage
Options
Notes
Environment variables
Examples
Installer Usage
Common Options
Uninstaller Specific Options
Examples
Chapter 4: Scripting Reference
Script File Format
Variables
User Variables
Var
Other Writable Variables
Constants
Constants Used in Strings
Labels
Relative Jumps
Pages
Ordering
Page Options
Callbacks
Page
UninstPage
PageEx
PageExEnd
PageCallbacks
Sections
Section Commands
AddSize
Section
SectionEnd
SectionIn
SectionGroup
SectionGroupEnd
Uninstall Section
Functions
Function Commands
Function
FunctionEnd
Callback Functions
Install Callbacks
.onGUIInit
.onInit
.onInstFailed
.onInstSuccess
.onGUIEnd
.onMouseOverSection
.onRebootFailed
.onSelChange
.onUserAbort
.onVerifyInstDir
Uninstall Callbacks
un.onGUIInit
un.onInit
un.onUninstFailed
un.onUninstSuccess
un.onGUIEnd
un.onRebootFailed
un.onSelChange
un.onUserAbort
Installer Attributes
General Attributes
AddBrandingImage
AllowRootDirInstall
AutoCloseWindow
BGFont
BGGradient
BrandingText
Caption
ChangeUI
CheckBitmap
CompletedText
ComponentText
CRCCheck
DetailsButtonText
DirText
DirVar
DirVerify
FileErrorText
Icon
InstallButtonText
InstallColors
InstallDir
InstallDirRegKey
InstProgressFlags
InstType
LicenseBkColor
LicenseData
LicenseForceSelection
LicenseText
ManifestDPIAware
ManifestSupportedOS
MiscButtonText
Name
OutFile
RequestExecutionLevel
SetFont
ShowInstDetails
ShowUninstDetails
SilentInstall
SilentUnInstall
SpaceTexts
SubCaption
UninstallButtonText
UninstallCaption
UninstallIcon
UninstallSubCaption
UninstallText
WindowIcon
XPStyle
Compiler Flags
AllowSkipFiles
FileBufSize
SetCompress
SetCompressor
SetCompressorDictSize
SetDatablockOptimize
SetDateSave
SetOverwrite
Unicode
Version Information
VIAddVersionKey
VIProductVersion
VIFileVersion
Instructions
Basic Instructions
Delete
Exec
ExecShell
ExecWait
File
Rename
ReserveFile
RMDir
SetOutPath
Registry, INI, File Instructions
DeleteINISec
DeleteINIStr
DeleteRegKey
DeleteRegValue
EnumRegKey
EnumRegValue
ExpandEnvStrings
FlushINI
ReadEnvStr
ReadINIStr
ReadRegDWORD
ReadRegStr
WriteINIStr
WriteRegBin
WriteRegDWORD
WriteRegStr
WriteRegExpandStr
General Purpose Instructions
CallInstDLL
CopyFiles
CreateDirectory
CreateShortcut
GetDLLVersion
GetDLLVersionLocal
GetFileTime
GetFileTimeLocal
GetFullPathName
GetTempFileName
SearchPath
SetFileAttributes
RegDLL
UnRegDLL
Flow Control Instructions
Abort
Call
ClearErrors
GetCurrentAddress
GetFunctionAddress
GetLabelAddress
Goto
IfAbort
IfErrors
IfFileExists
IfRebootFlag
IfSilent
IntCmp
IntCmpU
MessageBox
Return
Quit
SetErrors
StrCmp
StrCmpS
File Instructions
FileClose
FileOpen
FileRead
FileReadUTF16LE
FileReadByte
FileReadWord
FileSeek
FileWrite
FileWriteUTF16LE
FileWriteByte
FileWriteWord
FindClose
FindFirst
FindNext
Uninstaller Instructions
WriteUninstaller
Miscellaneous Instructions
GetErrorLevel
GetInstDirError
InitPluginsDir
Nop
SetErrorLevel
SetRegView
SetShellVarContext
Sleep
String Manipulation Instructions
StrCpy
StrLen
Stack Support
Exch
Pop
Push
Integer Support
IntFmt
IntOp
Reboot Instructions
Reboot
SetRebootFlag
Install Logging Instructions
LogSet
LogText
Section Management
SectionSetFlags
SectionGetFlags
SectionSetText
SectionGetText
SectionSetInstTypes
SectionGetInstTypes
SectionSetSize
SectionGetSize
SetCurInstType
GetCurInstType
InstTypeSetText
InstTypeGetText
User Interface Instructions
BringToFront
CreateFont
DetailPrint
EnableWindow
FindWindow
GetDlgItem
HideWindow
IsWindow
LockWindow
SendMessage
SetAutoClose
SetBrandingImage
SetDetailsView
SetDetailsPrint
SetCtlColors
SetSilent
ShowWindow
Multiple Languages Instructions
LoadLanguageFile
LangString
LicenseLangString
Multiple Languages
Language Selection
LangDLL Plug-in
RTL Languages
Plug-in DLLs
Using Plug-in Commands
Calling plug-ins manually
Silent Installers/Uninstallers
Chapter 5: Compile Time Commands
Compiler Utility Commands
!include
!addincludedir
!addplugindir
!appendfile
!cd
!delfile
!echo
!error
!execute
!makensis
!packhdr
!finalize
!system
!tempfile
!getdllversion
!warning
!verbose
Predefines
${__COUNTER__}
${__FILE__}
${__FILEDIR__}
${__LINE__}
${__DATE__}
${__TIME__}
${__TIMESTAMP__}
${NSIS_VERSION}
${NSIS_PACKEDVERSION}
${NSIS_CHAR_SIZE}
${NSIS_PTR_SIZE}
${U+1}...${U+10FFFF}
Scope Predefines
${__GLOBAL__}
${__SECTION__}
${__FUNCTION__}
${__PAGEEX__}
${__UNINSTALL__}
${__MACRO__}
Read environment variables
$%envVarName%
Conditional Compilation
!define
!undef
!ifdef
!ifndef
!if
!ifmacrodef
!ifmacrondef
!else
!endif
!insertmacro
!macro
!macroend
!macroundef
!searchparse
!searchreplace
Appendix A: Modern User Interface
Appendix B: DLL/TLB Library Setup
Introduction
Library Installation
Introduction
Parameters
Options
LIBRARY_X64
LIBRARY_SHELL_EXTENSION
LIBRARY_COM
LIBRARY_IGNORE_VERSION
Notes
Example
Unshared DLL
Shared DLL
Library Uninstallation
Introduction
Parameters
Options
LIBRARY_X64
LIBRARY_SHELL_EXTENSION
LIBRARY_COM
Example
Visual Basic 6 Run-Time Files
Appendix C: Useful Scripts
Get Internet Explorer version
Is .NET Framework installed?
Is Macromedia Flash Player installed?
Connect to the Internet
Get Installer Filename
Prevent Multiple Instances
More
Appendix D: Useful Information
Error Levels
Add uninstall information to Add/Remove Programs
Calling an external DLL using the System.dll plug-in
Dump Content of Log Window to File
How to Read REG_MULTI_SZ Values
Predefined Macros for Unicode support
Appendix E: Useful Headers
File Functions Header
Introduction
Locate
GetSize
DriveSpace
GetDrives
GetTime
GetFileAttributes
GetFileVersion
GetExeName
GetExePath
GetParameters
GetOptions
GetOptionsS
GetRoot
GetParent
GetFileName
GetBaseName
GetFileExt
BannerTrimPath
DirState
RefreshShellIcons
Text Functions Header
Introduction
LineFind
LineRead
FileReadFromEnd
LineSum
FileJoin
TextCompare
TextCompareS
ConfigRead
ConfigReadS
ConfigWrite
ConfigWriteS
FileRecode
TrimNewLines
Word Functions Header
Introduction
WordFind
WordFindS
WordFind2X
WordFind2XS
WordFind3X
WordFind3XS
WordReplace
WordReplaceS
WordAdd
WordAddS
WordInsert
WordInsertS
StrFilter
StrFilterS
VersionCompare
VersionConvert
Appendix F: Changelog and Release Notes
3.0
Release Notes
Changelog
Minor Changes
Translations
3.0 Release Candidate 2
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
Translations
3.0 Release Candidate 1
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
Translations
3.0 Beta 3
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
Translations
3.0 Beta 2
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
Build System
3.0 Beta 1
Release Notes
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
Translations
3.0 Beta 0
Release Notes
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
3.0 Alpha 2
Release Notes
Known Issues
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
3.0 Alpha 1
Release Notes
Known Issues
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
3.0 Alpha 0
Release Notes
Known Issues
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
Translations
2.51
Changelog
Minor Changes
Translations
2.50
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
2.49
Changelog
2.48
Changelog
2.47
Release Notes
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
2.46
Changelog
Minor Changes
Translations
Build System
2.45
Release Notes
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
Modern UI
Translations
Build System
2.44
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
2.43
Release Notes
Changelog
Minor Changes
Utilities and Plug-ins
Translations
Plug-in API
Build System
2.42
Release Notes
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
Translations
Build System
2.41
Changelog
Minor Changes
Translations
Build System
2.40
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
Translations
2.39
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
2.38
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
Modern UI
Translations
2.37
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
Utilities and Plug-ins
Translation
Build System
2.36
Release Notes
Changelog
Major Changes
Modern UI
nsDialogs
Minor Changes
Utilities and Plug-ins
Translation
Build System
2.35
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
Utilities and Plug-ins
2.34
Release Notes
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
Utilities and Plug-ins
Translations
Build System
2.33
Release Notes
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
Utilities and Plug-ins
Translations
Build System
2.32
Release Notes
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
Utilities and Plug-ins
Translations
Build System
2.31
Release Notes
Changelog
Minor Changes
Utilities and Plug-ins
Translations
Build System
2.30
Release Notes
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
Utilities and Plug-ins
Translations
Build System
2.29
Release Notes
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
Utilities and Plug-ins
Translations
Build System
2.28
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
Utilities and Plug-ins
Translations
Build System
2.27
Release Notes
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
Build System
2.26
Release Notes
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
New/Changed Commands
Utilities and Plug-ins
Translations
Build System
2.25
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
New/Changed Commands
Utilities and Plug-ins
Translations
Build System
2.24
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
New/Changed Commands
Utilities and Plug-ins
Translations
Build System
2.23
Changelog
Minor Changes
Utilities and Plug-ins
Build System
2.22
Release Notes
Changelog
Minor Changes
New/Changed Commands
Translations
Build System
2.21
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
New/Changed Commands
Translations
Build System
2.20
Changelog
Minor Changes
Translations
Build System
2.19
Changelog
Minor Changes
New/Changed Commands
Plug-ins
Translations
2.18
Changelog
Minor Changes
Translations
2.17
Changelog
Minor Changes
Translations
2.16
Release Notes
Changelog
Major Changes
New/Changed Commands
Minor Changes
Translations
Build System
2.15
Changelog
New/Changed Commands
Minor Changes
Translations
Build System
2.14
Release Notes
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
2.13
Release Notes
Changelog
Major Changes
New/Changed Commands
Minor Changes
Utilities and Plug-ins
Translations
Build System
2.12
Changelog
Major Changes
New/Changed Commands
Minor Changes
Utilities and Plug-ins
Translations
Build System
2.11
Release Notes
Changelog
Major Changes
New/Changed Commands
Minor Changes
Utilities and Plug-ins
Translations
Build System
2.10
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
Translations
Build System
2.09
Changelog
Major Changes
New/Changed Commands
Minor Changes
Translations
Build System
2.08
Release Notes
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
Build System
2.07
Release Notes
Changelog
Major Changes
New/Changed Commands
Minor Changes
Include Files
Utilities and Plug-ins
Translations
2.06
Changelog
Major Changes
New/Changed Commands
Minor Changes
Utilities and Plug-ins
2.05
Release Notes
Changelog
New/Changed Commands
Minor Changes
2.04
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
2.03
Release Notes
Changelog
Major Changes
New/Changed Commands
Minor Changes
2.02
Changelog
Major Changes
New/Changed Commands
Minor Changes
Utilities and Plug-ins
2.01
Release Notes
Changelog
Major Changes
New/Changed Commands
Minor Changes
Utilities and Plug-ins
2.0
Release Notes
Changelog
Changes from 1.98
Changes from RC4
2.0 Release Candidate 4
Changelog
Major Changes
Minor Changes
Utilities and Plug-ins
2.0 Release Candidate 3
Changelog
Minor Changes
Utilities and Plug-ins
2.0 Release Candidate 2
Changelog
Minor Changes
Utilities and Plug-ins
2.0 Release Candidate 1
Release Notes
Changelog
Major Changes
Utilities and Plug-ins
2.0 Beta 4
Release Notes
Changelog
Major Changes
New/Changed Commands
Minor Changes
Utilities and Plug-ins
2.0 Beta 3
2.0 Beta 2
2.0 Beta 1
2.0 Beta 0
2.0 Alpha 7
2.0 Alpha 6
2.0 Alpha 5
2.0 Alpha 4
2.0 Alpha 3
2.0 Alpha 2
2.0 Alpha 1
2.0 Alpha 0
Older Versions
Appendix G: Building NSIS
Building in General
Building on Windows
Building on POSIX
Nightly Builds
Appendix H: Credits
Programmers
Testers
Designers
Translators
Writers
Appendix I: License
Copyright
Applicable licenses
zlib/libpng license
bzip2 license
Common Public License version 1.0
Special exception for LZMA compression module
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