Settings in the file doublecmd.ini

Most of the settings in doublecmd.ini can be changed in the configuration options section of DC. Manual edit is usually not necessary .

[Configuration] General settings
CaseSensitiveSort=0 0: Case sensitive sort OFF
1: Case sensitive sort ON
CopyBlockSize=64 Sets block size for copying (in kbytes=1024 bytes). Default is 64 (=65536 bytes).
CustomDriveIcons=0 Use custom drive icons (from %commander_path%\pixmaps\XxX\devices\) instead of system icons (Windows only)
0: Use system icons
1: Use custom icons
DirTabLimit=32 Maximum number of characters shown in a directory tab
DriveBlackList List of drives not to show in drive bar/menu (; - separator)
UseExtEdit=0 0: Use internal editor
1: Use external editor (see ExtEdit)
UseExtView=0 0: Use internal viewer
1: Use external viewer (see. ExtView)
UseExtDiff=0 0: Use internal file diff
1: Use external file diff (see ExtDiff)
ExtEdit External editor for F4
ExtView External viewer for F3
ExtDiff External file diff
Font.Name=default Font for the file panels
Font.Size=10 Font size for the file panels
Font.Style Font style for the file panels
Maximized=0 Window state
0: normal,
1: maximal size
MouseSelectionEnabled=1 Enable mouse selection
0: no
1: yes
QuickSearchMatchBeginning=1 0: A search string like "double" will be read as "*double"
1: Exact match: typing "cmd" will find "cmd.ini", but not "doublecmd.ini"
QuickSearchMatchEnding=1 0: Typing a dot is read as *. , "double.i" also finds "doublecmd.ini"
1: Exact match: typing "double.i" finds only "double.ini", but doesn't find "doublecmd.ini"
ScrollMode=0 Mouse wheel scroll mode
0: Line by line with cursor movement
1: Line by line
2: Page by page
ShowIcons=1 Show icons in file panel
0: no
1: yes
ShowSystemFiles=0 Show system files
0: no
1: yes
UseIniInProgramDir=0 Location of DC configuration files
0: Use configuration files from user home directory
1: Use configuration files from program directory
[Colors] Color settings
[PackerPlugins] List of installed WCX plugins
bz2=0,%commander_path%\plugins\unbz2.wcx Plugin for bz2-archives. 0 — Total of plugin abilities
[Content Plugins] List and settings of installed WDX plugins
PluginCount=2 Count of installed WDX plugins
Plugin1Name=rpm_wdx Name of first installed WDX plugins
Plugin1Detect=EXT="RPM" Associated RPM extension for first plugin
Plugin1Path Path to the first plugin
[ColumnsSet] List of available columns sets
ColumnsSetCount=2 Count of columns sets
ColumnsSet1Name=Default First columns set — Default
[lefttabs] List of tabs for left panel
[righttabs] List of tabs for right panel