WoW:List of Command-Line Switches

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World of Warcraft game engine supports a list of command line switches. This page attempts to document them based on the information available. Due to the configuration of various systems, using them might cause some system to break. Use them at your own risk!

Flags

-console
Allow access to console in game.
-d3d
Run the game using Direct3D (default under Windows).
-fullscreen
Run the game in full screen.
-nosound
Run the game without sound.
-opengl
Run the game using OpenGL (default under Mac).
-swtnl
Run the game using Software T&L.
-windowed
Run the game in windowed mode.
-maximized
When used with -windowed, runs the game window maximized.
-widthxheight
Sets the resolution to width by height. note: it is not known if this works with abnormal resolutions. it is recommended to only use resolutions known to work with WoW.

References

World of Warcraft - English (NA) Forums -> Command line switches... (message board). Retrieved on 2008-11-06.
Source for the resolution flag