DosBox Config file location

**jobtmp** · March 9th, 2017

Hi,
Cannot find the DosBox config file. Tried to follow the instructions from the DosBox chapter (see the copy below) but to no avail.

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Linux

For Linux the configfile is created on the first run in ~/.dosbox/
The name is dosbox-{version}.conf where version is currently 0.74
On Ubuntu in the dosbox man file it is written:
Configuration and language files use a format similar to Windows .ini
files. First ~/.dosboxrc (if present) will be loaded. If no config‐
file is specified at the commandline, a file named dosbox.conf (if
present in the current directory) will be loaded automatically after‐
wards. If a configfile is specified at the commandline that one will be
used instead.
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Please advise. NB my initial problem was switching to full-screen mode (Alt-Enter doesn't work)
My current system is Ubuntu 16.10

**Dennis N** · March 9th, 2017

The configuration file should be in a hidden folder (name starts with a . ) .dosbox within your home folder. With the file manager, the view menu has an check option to show hidden files and folders, or use Ctrl+H to toggle visibility of hidden files and folders.

In terminal:

Code:

dmn@Sydney:~$ ls .dosbox
backup  dosbox-0.74.conf  dosbox-0.74.conf.bak

The configuration file is dosbox-0.74.conf.

Running dosbox from the terminal should create a new folder and default configuration file if it is missing.

**jobtmp** · March 10th, 2017

Merci beaucoup. Have found the file and changed fullscreen to true. It worked as planned. The only remaining issue is that Alt-Enter which supposedly should toggle fusscreen still doesn't work. But I can live with that. Thanks a lot again.