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|gr1= Diagnostic
|gr1= Diagnostic
|gr2= Config
|gr2= Config


|descr= Update config without restarting. Attributes and classes can not be deleted unless {{ic|[[Class Inheritance#delete|delete]]}} is used. Changes to the config are applied to all new entities, a mission restart is not necessarily required. Spawning the vehicle again or switching weapons works too. Since {{GVI|arma3|1.69}} CfgAmmo should be mergeable as well.
|descr= Updates config without restarting. Attributes and classes can not be deleted unless {{ic|[[Class Inheritance#delete|delete]]}} is used. Changes to the config are applied to all new entities, a mission restart is not necessarily required. Spawning the vehicle again or switching weapons works too. Since {{GVI|arma3|1.70}} CfgAmmo should be mergeable as well.
{{Feature|Warning|Merging a config with an [[PreProcessor_Commands#.23include|include]] statement, that points to a non existing file, will crash the game.}}
{{Feature|Warning|Merging a config with an [[PreProcessor_Commands#.23include|include]] statement, that points to a non existing file, will crash the game.}}


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|p1= path: [[String]] - Absolute or relative path
|p1= path: [[String]] - Absolute or relative path
|p2= userdir: [[Bool]] - (Optional, default [[false]]) Path is relative to the user directory, otherwise it is relative to the mission directory
 
|p2= userdir: [[Boolean]] - (Optional, default [[false]]) Path is relative to the user directory, otherwise it is relative to the mission directory


|r1= [[Nothing]]
|r1= [[Nothing]]
   
   
|x1= <code>[[diag_mergeConfigFile]] ["O:\Arma3\A3\Stuff_F\config.cpp"]</code>
|x1= <code>[[diag_mergeConfigFile]] ["O:\Arma3\A3\Stuff_F\config.cpp"]</code>
|seealso= [[Arma 3: Diagnostics Exe]]
}}
}}

Revision as of 01:00, 23 April 2021

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Description

Description:
Updates config without restarting. Attributes and classes can not be deleted unless delete is used. Changes to the config are applied to all new entities, a mission restart is not necessarily required. Spawning the vehicle again or switching weapons works too. Since Arma 3 logo black.png1.70 CfgAmmo should be mergeable as well.
Merging a config with an include statement, that points to a non existing file, will crash the game.
Groups:
DiagnosticConfig

Syntax

Syntax:
diag_mergeConfigFile [path, userdir]
Parameters:
path: String - Absolute or relative path
userdir: Boolean - (Optional, default false) Path is relative to the user directory, otherwise it is relative to the mission directory
Return Value:
Nothing

Examples

Example 1:
diag_mergeConfigFile ["O:\Arma3\A3\Stuff_F\config.cpp"]

Additional Information

See also:
Arma 3: Diagnostics Exe

Notes

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[[Category:Introduced with arma3diag version 1.00]][[ Category: arma3diag: New Scripting Commands | DIAG MERGECONFIGFILE]][[ Category: arma3diag: Scripting Commands | DIAG MERGECONFIGFILE]]