https://github.com/notlmn/winreg-cli

Command line tool with a fluent API for modifying the Windows registry
https://github.com/notlmn/winreg-cli

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Command line tool with a fluent API for modifying the Windows registry

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/notlmn/winreg-cli
• Owner: notlmn
• License: mit
• Archived: true
• Created: 2018-06-17T14:38:04.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-01-17T05:15:30.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-07-03T20:35:45.493Z (3 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
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• Size: 8.79 KB
• Stars: 52
• Watchers: 7
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# winreg-cli

> Command line tool that provides a fluent API for modifying Windows registry

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```

C:\> winreg

winreg [command]

Commands:

  winreg read      Read a value from the registry       [aliases: r]

  winreg list       List subkeys and values of a key     [aliases: l]

  winreg write     Write a value to the registry        [aliases: w]

  winreg delete    Delete a key/value from the registry [aliases: d]

Options:

  --help     Show help                                                 [boolean]

  --version  Show version number                                       [boolean]

```

## Installation

```

$ npm install -g winreg-cli

```

## Commands

### `winreg read  `

Reads the data of a single value item from the `path`

### `winreg list   [--recursive|-r]`

Lists the contents of a registry `key`, including subkeys and values

### `winreg write   --type  --data `

Stores the given `data` at the specified `path` in the registry

### `winreg delete   [--force|-f]`

Deletes a value item or key from the registry. (The `--force` flag is required to delete keys)

## Possible values

### ``

* `HKLM`

* `HKCU`

* `HKCR`

* `HKU`

* `HKCC`

### ``

* `none` => `'REG_NONE'`

* `string` => `'REG_SZ'`

* `mstring` => `'REG_MULTI_SZ'`

* `estring` => `'REG_EXPAND_SZ'`

* `dword` => `'REG_DWORD'`

* `qword` => `'REG_QWORD'`

* `binary` => `'REG_BINARY'`

## Known issues

* Cannot read default values

* Cannot write to default values

* Cannot clear a key, only delete the key/value

* Can only create values not empty keys

## License

[MIT](./LICENSE)