Exec
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exec is a console command available in all 
Source games.
It is used to execute CFG files, namely a sequence of console commands.
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Usage
exec <filename> [path id]
The command executes the file "//[path id]/cfg/<filename>" if it exists. The default value of [path id] is *, resulting in the default path <game>/cfg/<filename>.
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<filename>argument is the name of the file either with or without the .cfg extension. A path can also be prefixed. If the<filename>argument is given, the game always prints the lineExecing config: <filename>in the console. If the file does not exist, the game also prints the lineexec: couldn't exec <filename>. - The optional
[path id]argument can be used to specify a different path to execute CFG files from. Its first character must be*.
Tip: The exec command can be used in the launch options with -exec <filename>, for example -exec autoexec will always execute the CFG file <game>/cfg/autoexec.cfg when the game starts (which is overkill, because the game already executes autoexec.cfg even without this launch option). Tip: exec can save a lot of time if a sequence of commands should be executed multiple times. Instead of typing the commands into the console every time, one can save them in a CFG file and execute it using exec.
Warning: Recursive executions crash the game! 
Example: If the CFG file <game>/cfg/crash.cfg contains the line exec crash, then its execution will cause a game crash!Examples
| Command | Executed file |
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exec config
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<game>/cfg/config.cfg
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exec config.cfg
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exec config *
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exec config */maps
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<game>/maps/cfg/config.cfg
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exec folder/config
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<game>/cfg/folder/config.cfg
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exec folder/config */maps
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<game>/maps/cfg/folder/config.cfg
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Similar Commands
There are console commands that are identical to exec, but with slight differences.
| ConCommand | Availability | Description |
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execifexists
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There is no error message execifexists: couldn't exec <filename> in the console if the specified file does not exist.
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execwithwhitelist
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All console commands in the specified CFG file are executed with whitelistcmd. Commands are ignored if they are not whitelisted in <game>/bspconvar_whitelist.txt.
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