ha that is complete newb, however its more of a basic unknowning of the command line, which is almost all the same for any app at the command line.. u know how to use the code tags tho when posting, thats beyond what some people would lol.
the '/' means 'or', '-creatconfig' or '-cc' will do exactly the same thing, that goes for any command listed in /mamefolder/docs/
you need to specify the 'application' then the 'commands' then any addictional arguments if applicable to the command.
you need to either include the path to the exacutable 'mame.exe' or change directories so your command prompt is alreading pointing to 'mame's root folder.
after you open command prompt... /start/run/'cmd' [Enter] (dont include quotes(')
example with fake directires, replace with your own
(Include Quotes (") in paths with spaces _)
Code:
"C:\program files\emulator\mameVERx\mame.exe" -cc
or would be the same as...
Code:
cd /D "C:\program files\emulator\mameVERx"
mame.exe -cc
Actually I just tested it... and usually that is the same, but what mame seems to do is... It creates the 'config' (mame.ini) in the directory that the command prompt is pointing to. So it won't be created in MAMEs root directory unless you 'cd' into MAMEs directory path first.. Nota big deal though, you can cut/past the ini whereever you want, I don't think mame can read it though unless its located in the same directory as (mame.exe)
to double check were your command prompt window is pointing just type
a side note i also notice, you have to 'cd' into mame.exe root directory to launch a ROM, otherwise it can't read the rompath from the .ini after you input the proper path into the .ini ofcourse... just open .ini with a text editor.
alternatively this will launch games without the ini (note Don't use extention .zip when exacuting romname)
Code:
"C:\program files\emulator\mameVERx\mame.exe" -rompath "D:\your_path_to\roms_folder";"D:\any_other_path\like\bios_folder" ROMNAME
can combine commands, example
Code:
mame.exe -ka -nowaitvsync -tb -prescale 0 -video ddraw -r 640x480@60 -skip_gameinfo ROMNAME
mame.exe -rompath "D:\path" -verifyroms romname
IF you stick with normal mame without a aftermarket frontend, I'd also suggest taking a look at the documentation in mames folder under /docs/ it explains almost everything in /config and for /windows if your using microsoft windows.
the command prompt itself is another story, probably annoying for a newb, but once you understand the basics it kinda makes you feel stupid... like why didn't i know this before lol ?