Command line

The command line is used for generating worlds quickly from the Command Prompt in Windows or a terminal window in Linux. Here is the text from command_line.txt:

See readme.txt for the license.
See release_notes.txt for information on handling saves and a brief writeup on the changes for this version.
See file_changes.txt for new init/interface information.
See command_line.txt for information on world generation from command lines.
Go to http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/faq.html for Frequently Asked Questions and their answers.
Go to http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/dev_now.html to see a full list of changes.


Dwarf Fortress Command Line Options


Dwarf Fortress currently offers one command line option, a world generator, suggested by genmac.
You can use it as follows:

FORMAT:	dwarfort.exe -gen <id number> <seed> <world gen param title>
EXAMPLE:	dwarfort.exe -gen 1 3498 STANDARD
EXAMPLE:	dwarfort.exe -gen 2 RANDOM CUSTOM6


This will open a silent, introless dwarf fortress, generate a world with the given id number and seed,
 export the region files and a picture, and finally quit.  The window remains open so you can see
 what's going on.  You can still abort world generation while it is running.  If you attempt to create
 a world number that already exists, it will abort immediately.

On Linux, make sure to rename the df shell script to something else before putting it in your path, since a df command already exists and replacing it with the dwarf fortress launcher script could mess up your system.