Allow appending to the service environment.

[nssm.git] / README.txt

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@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ of time for the application to exit when shutting down.
 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
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 Usage\r
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@@ -230,6 +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