Fixed bug when installing from the command line.

[nssm.git] / README.txt

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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 NSSM: The Non-Sucking Service Manager\r
-Version 2.18, 2013-11-15\r
+Version 2.19, 2013-11-22\r
 \r
 NSSM is a service helper program similar to srvany and cygrunsrv.  It can \r
 start any application as an NT service and will restart the service if it \r
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ to an arbitrary path.
 Since version 2.18, NSSM can be configured to wait a user-specified amount\r
 of time for the application to exit when shutting down.\r
 \r
+Since version 2.19, many more service options can be configured with the\r
+GUI installer as well as via the registry.\r
+\r
+Since version 2.19, NSSM can add to the service's environment by setting\r
+AppEnvironmentExtra in place of or in addition to the srvany-compatible\r
+AppEnvironment.\r
+\r
 \r
 Usage\r
 -----\r
@@ -227,6 +234,22 @@ work.  Remember, however, that the path must be accessible to the user
 running the service.\r
 \r
 \r
+Environment variables\r
+---------------------\r
+NSSM can replace or append to the managed application's environment.  Two\r
+multi-valued string (REG_MULTI_SZ) registry values are recognised under\r
+HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\<service>\Parameters.\r
+\r
+AppEnvironment defines a list of environment variables which will override\r
+the service's environment.  AppEnvironmentExtra defines a list of\r
+environment variables which will be added to the service's environment.\r
+\r
+Each entry in the list should be of the form KEY=VALUE.  It is possible to\r
+omit the VALUE but the = symbol is mandatory.\r
+\r
+srvany only supports AppEnvironment.\r
+\r
+\r
 Removing services using the GUI\r
 -------------------------------\r
 NSSM can also remove services.  Run\r
@@ -300,6 +323,7 @@ Thanks to Eric Cheldelin for the inspiration to generate a Control-C event
 on shutdown.\r
 Thanks to Brian Baxter for suggesting how to escape quotes from the command prompt.\r
 Thanks to Russ Holmann for suggesting that the shutdown timeout be configurable.\r
+Thanks to Paul Spause for spotting a bug with default registry entries.\r
 \r
 Licence\r
 -------\r