Command-Line Options
dtSearch Programs
| Program | Purpose |
|---|---|
| dtsearchw.exe | dtSearch Search (32-bit) |
| dtSearch64.exe | dtSearch Search (64-bit) |
|
dtsrun.exe |
Launcher to start either the 64-bit or 32-bit version of dtSearch |
|
dtindexerw.exe |
dtSearch Indexer (32-bit) |
|
dtindexer64.exe |
dtSearch Indexer (64-bit, requires 64-bit version of Windows) |
|
dtinfo.exe |
dtSearch diagnostic tools |
dtSearch Desktop Search Options
|
Switch |
Purpose |
|---|---|
| /agreetolicense | Consent to the license agreement without prompting [dtSearch 2022.01 and later] |
| /noupd | Suppress prompting to check for updates [dtSearch 2022.01 and later] |
| /sn xx-xxxx... | Apply a serial number if this installation does not already have one [dtSearch 2022.01 and later] |
|
/lib [index library] |
Specify a shared index library to use for searching |
|
/dir [folder] |
Specify a user data folder to use for settings files |
| /dirstd | Use the default user data folder to use for settings files (%LOCALAPPDATA%\dtSearch) [dtSearch 2022.01 and later] |
|
/cfg [options package] |
Specify an options package file to use |
|
/xl |
Do not use index libraries other than the one specified on the command-line for searching |
The /xl command-line switch is used with the /lib or /cfg switch to prevent indexes other than the ones specified on the command-line from being visible in the Search dialog box.
The /dir command-line switch has no effect if a dtSearch folder already exists on the computer. It is used when running dtSearch from a network to specify a default local folder to use for dtSearch settings. See "Installing dtSearch on a Network" for more information.
dtSearch Indexer Options
| Switch | Purpose |
|---|---|
|
/i [index path] |
Specify the index to be updated |
|
/a |
Index new or modified documents |
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/c |
Clear the index before adding documents |
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/cat |
Enable caching of text in the index (when used with /c) |
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/cad |
Enable caching of original documents in the index (when used with /c) |
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/r |
Remove deleted documents from the index |
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/recog [index path] |
Recognize an index (can be combined with /c to create an index and recognize it) |
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/o |
Compress the index after adding documents |
Filenames or directories that contain spaces should be quoted in command lines. If the path to dtIndexerw.exe contains a space, it should also be quoted, like this:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\dtSearch\dtIndexerw.exe" /i "C:\Program Files\dtSearch\UserData\MyIndex" /c /a