RetroArch's Own Config File

[Tango]

Is /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/retroarch.cfg the config file specifically for the RGUI? In other words, if I edit key bindings in that file, will it change settings for use within RGUI and not change settings for EmulationStation or for any emulators?

[gomisensei]

Changing values in that file will change settings for all retroarch emulators, unless overwritten by values in the emulator specific retroarch.cfg, i.e. /opt/retropie/configs/snes/retroarch.cfg.

[Tango]

@gomisensei said in RetroArch's Own Config File:

Changing values in that file will change settings for all retroarch emulators, unless overwritten by values in the emulator specific retroarch.cfg, i.e. /opt/retropie/configs/snes/retroarch.cfg.

I thought it was /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg that was the master configuration file that would change the value for all emulators unless overridden by a core config file (like /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg) or by a ROM-specific config file.

So what is the difference between /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg and /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/retroarch.cfg?

[gomisensei]

@Tango said in RetroArch's Own Config File:

@gomisensei said in RetroArch's Own Config File:

Changing values in that file will change settings for all retroarch emulators, unless overwritten by values in the emulator specific retroarch.cfg, i.e. /opt/retropie/configs/snes/retroarch.cfg.

I thought it was /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg that was the master configuration file that would change the value for all emulators unless overridden by a core config file (like /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg) or by a ROM-specific config file.

So what is the difference between /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg and /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/retroarch.cfg?

Not sure why there are both. On my system, the /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/ on is a link from ~/.config/retroarch The other one seems to be set in the system specific retroarch.cfg via the #include...

[mitu]

@Tango said in RetroArch's Own Config File:

So what is the difference between /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg and /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/retroarch.cfg?

The first is the configuration file used by RetroArch when running through RetroPie's runcommand scripts, the 2nd normally doesn't exist - unless you've reset your RetroArch's configuration.
The /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/ folder is a symlink to $HOME/.config/retroarch, which is the location where RetroArch stores its configuration by default, if you've reset your configuration from the RGUI, then I guess the 2nd file is created with all possible options set.

[Tango]

Reset my configuration. I have loaded and saved a few, but is that the same as a reset? This is on a new install image I just put in last night, then upgraded before I started working on it.

[mitu]

Don't use Reset, it will clobber the configuration file with unneeded options and will reset the defaults set by RetroPie.

[Tango]

@mitu Never used Reset, at least that I know of. But thanks for that tip. I'll be sure to avoid it.