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--- inifile [2025/06/13 12:32] – cherin
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 This section explains how to configure the gitwinch.ini file settings before launching the Git Winch application. All these settings are stored in the application's gitwinch.ini file.
+**Understanding the ini file**
+The ini file contains several lines which has the following format:
+<name>=<value>
+i.e. you will see a name of the setting (one word), an equals-to sign and a value after that.
+Do NOT change the name. That is important. You can only change the values //after// the equals-to sign.\
+These //setting// lines are gathered into various sections. Each section name (one word) is inside square brackets. Do NOT change the names of the sections.
+**Configuration Steps**
+  * Close //Git Winch// if it was running
+  * Locate the //Git Winch// gitwinch.ini file in the application folder
+  * Open the file in any text editor (e.g. Notepad, Notepad++, VS-Code)
+  * Modify the required settings as per your needs
+  * Save the file
+  * Launch Git Winch application and the settings would take effect
 ===== Work Section =====
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   * WorkFolderRoot=D:\data\
-**How to set:**
-  * Open the .ini file in a text editor
-  * Locate the WorkFolderRoot line
-  * Replace the path with a folder that has read/write permissions
-  * Use absolute path (e.g., D:\data\) or relative path (e.g., data)
-**Important:** If distributing to others, ensure they update this path for their system.
+**Important:** Replace the path with a folder that has read/write permissions. Use absolute path (e.g., D:\data\) or relative path (e.g., data)If distributing to others, tell them they must update this path for their own system.
 ==== WorkFolderWarn ====
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 Translation language code for translating help. ml stands for Malayalam
   * TrLanguage=ml
-For the full set of language codes, refer to [[https://cloud.google.com/translate/docs/languages|Google Cloud Translation language codes]].
+For the full set of language codes, refer to [[https://cloud.google.com/translate/docs/languages|Google Cloud Translation language codes]]. It is //critical// that the translations file //must// be present for the configured language. In the above example; you MUST have the file //ml.translations.txt// in the //translations// folder present inside the application folder.
-===== Configuration Steps =====
-  * Locate the Git Winch gitwinch.ini file in the application folder
-  * Open the file in any text editor
-  * Modify the required settings according to your environment
-  * Save the file
-  * Launch Git Winch application
-**Note:** Ensure all folder paths exist and have read and write permissions before starting the application.
+**Note:** Ensure all folder paths exist and you should be able to save here before starting the application.
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