exe_update


NAME

exe_update.pl - Modify windows executable files


SYNOPSIS

exe_update.pl--gui | --console ] [ --icon iconfile ] [ --info key=value;... ] exefile


DESCRIPTION

This program rewrites PE headers in a Windows executable file. It can change whether the executable runs with a console window, as well as setting the icons and version information associated with it.


OPTIONS

Options are available in a short form and a long form. For example, the three lines below are all equivalent:

    % exe_update.pl -i new.ico input.exe
    % exe_update.pl --icon new.ico input.exe
    % exe_update.pl --icon=new.ico input.exe
-c, --console
Set the executable to always display a console window.

-g, --gui
Set the executable so it does not have a console window.

-i, --icon=FILE
Specify an icon file (in .ico, .exe or .dll format) for the executable.

-N, --info=KEY=VAL
Attach version information for the executable. The name/value pair is joined by =. You may specify -N multiple times, or use ; to link several pairs.

These special KEY names are recognized:

    Comments        CompanyName     FileDescription FileVersion
    InternalName    LegalCopyright  LegalTrademarks OriginalFilename
    ProductName     ProductVersion


AUTHORS

Autrijus Tang <autrijus@autrijus.org>


COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2004 by Autrijus Tang <autrijus@autrijus.org>.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

See http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html

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