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'''Valve Configuration file''' (or '''VCFG''') is a {{source2|4}} games text file used to [[exec]]ute a newline-delimited list of [[ConCommand|console command]]s to the [[Developer Console]]. The '''.vcfg''' file extension can be found everywhere and is not specific to Source. Some Source 2 games (such as {{hla|1}}), still features {{code|.cfg}} file extension in some files (such as {{code|skill.cfg}}).

{{tip|It can be useful to keep situational key[[bind]]s in files other than autoexec.cfg.}}

{{ModernConfirm|What exactly happens after exec autoexec.cfg.}}

== File format ==
* Each line is considered a command. Note that each command can still consist of multiple commands delimited with the semicolon <code>;</code>.
* Comments can be added by using <code>//</code>. These two characters and everything following after them is ignored by the engine until the next line starts.
* Cheat commands require {{Command|sv_cheats|1}} enabled, otherwise they have no effect. To configure a mod's default cheat convars, [[VScript]] or {{Ent|point_servercommand}} can achieve this on map start without having to enable sv_cheats.

==Files==

The folder <code><game>/cfg/</code> is usually dedicated to CFG files and can be further organized in subdirectories, and referred in {{Command|exec}} by [[W:Path_(computing)#Absolute_and_relative_paths|relative path]].

This is a table listing common CFG files found in mods and games alike.

{| class="wikitable"
! CFG !! Description
|-
| '''[[autoexec|autoexec.vcfg]]''' || Ran on game start up, so one can easily create the file and put any commands that one doesn't want to type each time.
|-
| '''game.vcfg''' || Ran every time a map is loaded.
|-
| '''modsettings.vcfg''' || Ran on game start up, unless not found in mod folder.
|-
| '''listenserver.vcfg''' || Ran when a listen server is being started, and runs every time the map is changed.
|-
| '''user_keys_default.vcfg''' || Ran when the following file is not present:
{{Cs2}} {{code|config.cfg}} (in {{Path|Steam folder\userdata\[[SteamID]]\730\local\cfg\}})</br>
{{Cs2}} {{code|cs2_user_keys_0_slot0.vcfg}} (in {{Path|Steam folder\userdata\[[SteamID]]\730\local\cfg\}})</br>
{{Cs2}} {{code|cs2_user_keys.vcfg}} (in {{Path|Steam folder\userdata\[[SteamID]]\730\remote}})</br>
{{hla}} {{code|user_keys_0_slot*.vcfg}}</br>
or when player reset Keyboard settings in game Settings/Options.
|-
| '''user_keys_dev_default.vcfg''' || Ran when no user_keys_default.vcfg is present or when player clicks the 'Use Defaults' button in the keyboard tab in the options panel, see [[Customizing Options: Keyboard]].
|-
| '''[[valve.rc]]''' || Special vcfg file with the .rc extension, it's ran on game start up and executes autoexec.cfg along with a few other commands.
|-
|}

[[Category:File formats]]