desmume-cli1
Nintendo ds emulator
Usage
desmume-cli [options]
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Overview
This manual page documents briefly the desmume-cli program
desmume is a Nintendo DS emulator running homebrew demos and commercial games.
Options
These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.
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--load-slot=NUM -
Loads savegame from slot NUM
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--disable-sound -
Disables the sound emulation
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--disable-limiter -
Disables the 60 fps limiter
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--3d-engine=ENGINE -
Select available 3d emulation:
0 = 3d disabled
1 = internal desmume software rasterizer (default)
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--opengl-2d -
Enables using OpenGL for screen rendering
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--soft-convert -
Use software colour conversion during OpenGL screen rendering. May produce better or worse frame rates depending on hardware.
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--arm9gdb=PORT_NUM -
Enable the ARM9 GDB stub on the given port
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--arm7gdb=PORT_NUM -
Enable the ARM7 GDB stub on the given port
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--save-type=TYPE -
Select savetype from the following:
0 = Autodetect
1 = EEPROM 4kbit
2 = EEPROM 64kbit
3 = EEPROM 512kbit
4 = FRAM 256kbit
5 = FLASH 2mbit
6 = FLASH 4mbit
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--fwlang=LANG -
Set the language in the firmware, LANG as follows:
0 = Japanese
1 = English
2 = French
3 = German
4 = Italian
5 = Spanish
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--cflash=PATH_TO_DISK_IMAGE -
Enable disk image GBAMP compact flash emulation
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--help -
Show summary of options.
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--version -
Show version of program.
Some options may be unavailable, depending on compile-time configuration, for instance gdb stubs and opengl.
Input
Mouse cursor acts as stylus, mouse click replaces stylus touch.
Keyboard is configured as follows:
F1-F10 load savegame from slot 1-10
Shift+F1-F10 save game to slot 1-10
Non-keypad arrows act as d-pad
z = A
x = B
a = Y
s = X
q = L
w = R
Enter = START
Left Shift = SELECT
Backspace = LID
Releases
10 releases since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); the text changed 2 times.
--3d-engine since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
--fwlang since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
--load-slot since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
--save-type since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze).
-h until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
-v until Debian 5.0 (Lenny).