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SYNOPSIS

msiexec command {required parameter} [optional parameter]...

msiexec is the Wine MSI installer, which is command line compatible with its Microsoft Windows counterpart.

/i {package|productcode} [property=foobar]
Install {package|productcode} with property=foobar.
/a {package|productcode} [property=foobar]
Install {package|productcode} in administrator (network) mode.
/x {package|productcode} [property=foobar]
Uninstall {package|productcode} with property=foobar.
/uninstall {package|productcode} [property=foobar]
Same as /x.

/f [p|o|e|d|c|a|u|m|s|v] {package|productcode}
Repair an installation. Default options are 'omus'
p
Reinstall the file if it is missing.
o
Reinstall the file if it is missing or if any older version is installed.
e
Reinstall the file if it is missing, or if the installed version is equal or older.
d
Reinstall the file if it is missing or a different version is installed.
c
Reinstall the file if it is missing or the checksum does not match.
a
Reinstall all files.
u
Rewrite all required user registry entries.
m
Rewrite all required machine registry entries.
s
Overwrite any conflicting shortcuts.
v
Recache the local installation package from the source installation package.

/p {patch} [property=foobar]
Apply patch. This should not be used with any of the above options.

/q[n|b|r|f]
These options allow changing the behavior of the UI when installing MSI packages.
/q
Show no UI.
/qn
Same as /q.
/qb
Show a basic UI.
/qr
Shows a reduced user UI.
/qf
Shows a full UI.

/l[*][i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v][+|!] {logfile}
Enable logging to logfile. Defaults are 'iwearmo'.
*
Enable all logging options except 'v' and 'x'.
i
Log status messages.
w
Log nonfatal warnings.
e
Log all error messages.
a
Log start of actions.
r
Log action specific records.
u
Log user requests.
c
Log initial UI parameters.
m
Log out of memory errors.
o
Log out of diskspace messages.
p
Log terminal properties.
v
Verbose logging.
x
Log extra debugging messages.
+
Append logging to existing file.
!
Flush each line to log.

/h
Show help.
/j[u|m] {package|productcode} [/t transform] [/g languageid]
Advertise package optionally with /t transform and /g languageid.
/y
Register MSI service.
/z
Unregister MSI service.
/?
Same as /h.

Bugs can be reported on the Wine bug tracker.

msiexec is part of the Wine distribution, which is available through WineHQ, the Wine development headquarters.