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Installer cmd-line arguments

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Installer cmd-line arguments

To get list of options run the installer with -help.

Available options:

  • -install : this triggers installation
  • -s, -silent : silent installation, doesn't show UI
  • -d <directory> e.g. Sumatra-install.exe -install -d "c:\Sumatra PDF" set directory where program is installed. The default is %LOCALAPPDATA%\SumatraPDF or %PROGRAMFILES%\SumatraPDF with -all-users
  • -x : don't install, extract the files extracts files to current directory or directory provided with -d option
  • -with-filter : install search filter
  • -with-preview : install shell preview for PDF files
  • -uninstall : uninstalls SumatraPDF

Ver 3.2+

  • -log writes installation log to %LOCALAPPDATA%\sumatra-install-log.txt. At the end of installation will open the log file in notepad.

Ver 3.4+

  • -all-users : installs system-wide, for all users installs to %PROGRAMFILES%\SumatraPDF and writes to HKLM registry

Ver 3.6+

  • -fast-install : automatically starts installation with default options, starts the app when installation is finished