EmuELEC - emustation_arguments - ability to send additional argument to the emulationstation service.

emustation_arguments.sh

#!/bin/bash

# ABOUT - Overrides the emustation service start with the ability to send arguments.
# CREDITS - https://www.github.com/Langerz82 - Joshua L - 2025.
# WARNING - Use at your own risk.

# copy to /emuelec/bin and "chmod +x rotate_emu_station.sh" to allow script to execute.
# type in: "emustation_arguments.sh delete" to remove arguments parsed to service
# type in: "emustation_arguments.sh --screenrotate 1" to rotate 90deg for example

OVERRIDE_CONF=/storage/.config/system.d/emustation.service.d/override.conf
function emustation_arguments () {
  if [[ "$1" == "delete" ]]; then
      rm -r /storage/.config/system.d/emustation.service.d
  else
      
      mkdir -p /storage/.config/system.d/emustation.service.d
      echo [Service] > ${OVERRIDE_CONF}
      echo ExecStart= >> ${OVERRIDE_CONF}
      echo ExecStart=emulationstation "$@" >> ${OVERRIDE_CONF}
  fi
  systemctl daemon-reload
  systemctl restart emustation
}

emustation_arguments "$@"