CFG
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Configuration file (or CFG) is a 
Source games text file used to execute a newline-delimited list of console commands to the Developer Console. The .cfg file extension can be found everywhere and is not specific to Source.
Tip:It can be useful to keep situational keybinds in files other than autoexec.cfg.
Confirm: 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
;. - Comments can be added by using
//. These two characters and everything following after them is ignored by the engine until the next line starts. - Cheat commands require
sv_cheats 1enabled, otherwise they have no effect. To configure a mod's default cheat convars, VScript orpoint_servercommandcan achieve this on map start without having to enable sv_cheats.
Files
The folder <game>/cfg/ is usually dedicated to CFG files and can be further organized in subdirectories, and referred in exec by relative path.
This is a table listing common CFG files found in mods and games alike.
| CFG | Description |
|---|---|
| autoexec.cfg | 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. |
| modsettings.cfg | Ran on game start up, unless not found in mod folder. |
| config.cfg | Ran on game start up, this is created automatically when the player runs the game/mod for the first time.  Note: On game quit, key binds in this file will be re-written to current bindings, so making changes to this file is most likely pointless. |
| config_default.cfg | Ran when no config.cfg is present or when player clicks the 'Use Defaults' button in the keyboard tab in the options panel, see Customizing Options: Keyboard. |
| chapter#.cfg | Ran when the player picks the chapter, with # being the chapter number, see Adding chapters to your mod. |
| game.cfg | Ran every time a map is loaded. |
| sourcevr_modfoldername.cfg | (in all games since  ) Ran when the player enables VR, replace modfoldername with the name of your folder that gameinfo.txt is in.
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| skill_manifest.cfg | Runs every time the map is changed, used to list the skill.cfgs to execute. |
| 360controller.cfg | Used for players using  Xbox 360 controllers, lists the controls for the controller. Automatically executed when player enable Gamepad support in game options.
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| 360controller-linux.cfg | Used for players using Xbox 360 controllers on Linux systems, lists the controls for the controller. Confirm:executed after 360controller.cfg. |
| undo360controller.cfg | Used for players using Xbox 360 controllers when they want to undo the effects of the controller.  Todo: Find out when this is executed.
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| listenserver.cfg | Ran when a listen server is being started, and runs every time the map is changed. |
| server.cfg | Ran when a dedicated server is being started, and runs every time the map is changed. |
| valve.rc | Special cfg file with the .rc extension, it's ran on game start up and executes autoexec.cfg along with a few other commands. |
See also
- Mini-mod tutorial
- vtest - Alternative to cfg files.
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