====== -[no]readconfig / -[no]rc ======

Enables or disables the reading of the [[mess:files:ini|initialization]] files. When enabled (which is the default), MESS reads the following files in order:

  - ''[[mess:mess.ini|mess.ini]]''
  - ''debug.ini'' (if the [[:debugger|debugger]] is enabled)
  - ''vector.ini'' (for vector systems only)
  - ''source/<driver>.ini'' (based on the [[mess:commands:listsource|source filename]] of the driver)
  - ''<driver>.ini'' (based on the [[mess:commands:listsource|source filename]] of the driver)
  - ''<parent>.ini'' (for [[mess:commands:listclones|clones]] only: MESS supports two levels of cloning)
  - ''<systemname>.ini''

The settings in the later ''.ini'''s override those in the earlier ''.ini'''s. So, for example, if you wanted to disable overlay effects in the vector systems, you can create a ''vector.ini'' containing just the following line:

  effect none

and it will override whatever effect value you have in your ''mess.ini'' (and ''debug.ini'', if present and the debugger is enabled).

The default is **ON** (''-readconfig'').

===== Usage =====


  mess -[no]readconfig