NAME

       PCSX2 - PlayStation(R)2 console emulator

DESCRIPTION

       PCSX2  is an emulator for the PlayStation(R)2 video game console. It is
       written mostly in C++, some part are in C and x86 assembly.   There  is
       still lot of on going work to improve compatibility & speed.

       Visit  http://pcsx2.net & https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2 for the latest
       updates.

Options

       Note: all options can also be updated in the GUI.

       GENERAL OPTIONS

       IsoFile
              Optional ISO image to load and run on startup. It uses the PCSX2
              internal ISO loader.

       --cfg=file
              Specify a custom configuration file to use instead of PCSX2.ini.
              It does not affect plugins.

       --cfgpath=directory
              Specifies the config folder. It applies to pcsx2 + plugins.

       --forcewiz
              forces running of the First-time Wizard.

       AUTO-RUN OPTIONS

       --elf=[file]
              Executes an ELF image.

       --nogui
              Disables display of the gui on exit (program auto-exits).

       --nodisc
              Boots with an empty DVD tray. Use this  to  boot  into  the  PS2
              system menu.

       --usecd
              Uses the configured CDVD plugin instead of IsoFile.

       COMPATIBILITY OPTIONS

       --nohacks
              Disables all speedhacks.

       --gamefixes=[fix1,fix2,...]
              Enable  specific  gamefixes  for  this  session.  Valid fixes in
              0.9.7 are: VuAddSub, VuClipFlag, FpuCompare, FpuNegDiv,  XGKick,
              IpuWait, EETiming, SkipMpeg.

       --fullboot
              Disables  the quick boot feature, forcing you to sit through the
              PS2 startup splash screens.

       PLUGINS OVERRIDES

       --cdvd=[libpath]
              Override for the CDVD plugin.

       --gs=[libpath]
              Override for the GS plugin.

       --spu=[libpath]
              Override for the SPU2 plugin.

       --pad=[libpath]
              Override for the PAD plugin.

       --dev9=[libpath]
              Override for the DEV9 plugin.

       --usb=[libpath]
              Override for the USB plugin only.

FILES AND DIRECTORIES

       $XDG_HOME_DIR/pcsx2 or $HOME/.config/pcsx2 All pcsx2 configurations and
       user datas.

REPORTING BUGS

       You  can  report  bugs by submitting an issue at the pcsx2 GitHub issue
       tracker, located at

       https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/issues

AUTHORS

       Please refer to the  "About"  section  of  the  gui  interface  or  the
       documentation.

PCSX2 RELATED WEBSITES

       PCSX2 google project:
              http://code.google.com/p/pcsx2

       PCSX2 web site:
              http://pcsx2.net

       PCSX2 forum
              http://forums.pcsx2.net

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

       Copyright © 2002-2010 PCSX2 Dev Team

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       Free  Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your
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