---
name: "wineprefixcreate"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "wine-bin"
version: "1.0.1-3.1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wineprefixcreate"
---

# wineprefixcreate(1)

create or update the Wine configuration

## NAME

wineprefixcreate - create or update the Wine configuration

## SYNOPSIS

**wineprefixcreate** *\[options\]*

## DESCRIPTION

**wineprefixcreate** creates or updates a Wine configuration directory.  When running Wine, the base name of the configuration directory is specified in the WINEPREFIX variable, hence the name of this tool.

**wineprefixcreate** is launched automatically by **[wine(1)](/wine/1.md)** if you don't have an existing configuration. However, it can sometimes be useful to run it explicitly to create a different directory, or update an existing one.

## OPTIONS

- **--prefix** *directory*

  Create the specified directory (or update it if it exists already). If this option is not specified, **wineprefixcreate** defaults to the *WINEPREFIX* environment variable, or to *$HOME/.wine* if not set.

- **-h, --help**

  Display a usage message.

- **-q, --quiet**

  Don't display any status messages.

- **-w, --wait**

  Wait for **wineserver** to save everything before returning. This is necessary for instance if you are planning to rename the directory once created; otherwise a running server could still try to access the directory under its old name.

## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

- *WINEPREFIX*

  If set, the content of this variable is taken as the name of the directory where **wineprefixcreate** stores its data (the default is *$HOME/.wine*). All **wine** processes using the same prefix share certain things like registry, shared memory and kernel objects.  By setting *WINEPREFIX* to different values for different Wine processes, it is possible to run a number of truly independent Wine sessions.

## FILES

- **~/.wine**

  Default location for the **wine** configuration data.

## AUTHORS

Many people have contributed to the development of Wine. Please check the file Changelog in the Wine distribution for the complete details.

## BUGS

If you find a bug, please submit a bug report at **http://bugs.winehq.org.** ⟨http://bugs.winehq.org⟩

## AVAILABILITY

**wineprefixcreate** is part of the Wine distribution, which is available through WineHQ, the Wine development headquarters, at **http://www.winehq.org/.** ⟨http://www.winehq.org/⟩\
 It is distributed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License.

## SEE ALSO

[**wine**(1)](/wine/1.md), [**wineserver**(1)](/wineserver/1.md).