---
name: "proton-call"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "proton-caller"
version: "3.1.2-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/proton-call"
---

# proton-call(6)

A proton game launcher

## NAME

Proton - A proton game launcher

## SYNOPSIS

**proton-call** \[*OPTIONS*\]... *EXE* \[*EXTRA*\]...

## OPTIONS

- **-c**, **--custom** \[PATH\]

  Path to a directory containing Proton to use

- **-h**, **--help**

  View this help message

- **-i**, **--index**

  View an index of installed Proton versions

- **-l**, **--log**

  Pass PROTON\_LOG variable to Proton

**-o**, **--options** \[OPTIONS\] Pass options to Runtime

- **-p**, **--proton** \[VERSION\]

  Use Proton VERSION from \`common\`

- **-r**, **--run** EXE

  Run EXE in proton

**-R**, **--runtime** \[VERSION\] Use runtime VERSION

- **-v**, **--version**

  View version information

### Config:

-

  The config file should be located at '$XDG\_CONFIG\_HOME/proton.conf' or '$HOME/.config/proton.conf' The config requires two values. Data: a location to any directory to contain Proton's runtime files. Steam: the directory to where steam is installed (the one which contains the steamapps directory). Common: the directory to where your proton versions are stored, usually Steam's steamapps/common directory. Example:

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  data = "/home/avery/Documents/Proton/env/" steam = "/home/avery/.steam/steam/" common = "/home/avery/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/"

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **Proton** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **Proton** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

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  **info Proton**

should give you access to the complete manual.