The preferences of an application are loaded and saved into a JSON file. Whenever a configuration value is modified, the preferences are automatically saved.

Command Line

The command line can be used to update the preferences.

Argument	Description
–help	Show help information, implies –list and –exit
–list	Show list of current and default values
–exit[=_code_]	Exit the application after handling all arguments.
–reset	Reset the preferences to the default values.
–load=_path_	Load a named preferences file and use it to update the preferences
–save=_path_	Save the current preferences to a named preferences file
key=_value_	Update the value
key	Show current value
!_key_	Set a value to its default

The order of operations is:

Load application preferences
Handle all arguments left-to-right
Optionally exit the application
Start application.