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config [setting] [value]
Modify the configuration settings.
setting
The name of the setting, e.g. theme. If absent, available settings are listed.

value
The new value for the setting. If absent, the current value is printed.

This is a way to modify the PICO-8 configuration live at runtime, within the PICO-8 environment. Changes will be saved to PICO-8's configuration file.

Run the command with no arguments to see the names of the available settings.

Run the command with the name of a setting to see its current value and info on how to change the value.

Run the command with both the name of a setting and a new value to change the setting.

Examples[]

At the Pico-8 prompt, discovering available settings:

> config
config [setting]

available settings:
volume
theme
gif_len
screenshot_scale
splore_filter
tab_width
draw_tabs

Examining and modifying the tab width setting:

> config tab_width
config tab_width [width]
current tab_width: 1

> config tab_width 2
set tab_width: 2

See also[]

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