Windows Command Line
- 1. Background
Ventoy supports Windows command line mode since 1.0.86.
- 2. Usage
The command line format is as follows: (parameters are case insensitive)
Ventoy2Disk.exe VTOYCLI CMD DISK [Options]
| Required Parameters | Description |
|---|---|
arg1 |
Must be VTOYCLI |
arg2 |
/I or /U corresponding to install and update. |
arg3 |
Specify the disk. There are 2 formats: /Drive:F: or /PhyDrive:1 That is to say, you can specify the disk by logical drive or by the physical drive number. |
| Optional Parameters | Description |
|---|---|
/GPT |
Use GPT partition style when install Ventoy. By default Ventoy will use MBR partition style. |
/NOSB |
Don't enable the Secure Boot Support option.
Both install and update can use this option. By default Ventoy will enable this option when install or update. |
/NOUSBCheck |
Don't check whether the disk is USB type. To be safety, by default, if the corresponding disk is found not to be a USB type during installation, it will return failure. |
/R:XXX |
Reserve some space at the end of the disk when install. The XXX is the reserve space value in MB unit.
For example /R:2048 means reserve 2GB space.
|
/FS:XXX |
Choose filesystem when install. NTFS/EXFAT/FAT32... |
/NonDest |
Do non-destructive install. You can refer About Non-destructive Installation for detatils. |
Example:
Ventoy2Disk.exe VTOYCLI /U /Drive:D: Ventoy2Disk.exe VTOYCLI /U /PhyDrive:1 Ventoy2Disk.exe VTOYCLI /I /Drive:D: Ventoy2Disk.exe VTOYCLI /I /Drive:D: /GPT /NOUSBCheck Ventoy2Disk.exe VTOYCLI /I /PhyDrive:2 /GPT /NOUSBCheck /NOSB /R:4096
- 3. Result
In Windows command line mode, Ventoy will create the following 3 files.
| File Name | File Description |
|---|---|
cli_log.txt |
Record detailed log information for the entire installation or upgrade process. |
cli_percent.txt |
Install or upgrade progress percentage. |
cli_done.txt |
Marking that the installation or upgrade is complete.
This file appears to indicate that the execution is complete. A file content of 0 indicates success and a content of 1 indicates failure. |