Steam client parameters, consoles commands and variables

steam_console_params.txt

-480p - Run tenfoot in 480p rather than 1080p
-720p - Run tenfoot in 720p rather than 1080p
-bigpicture - Start in Steam Big Picture mode
-cafeapplaunch - Launch apps in a cyber cafe context
-candidates - Show libjingle candidates for local connection as they are processed
-ccsyntax - Spew details about the localized strings we load
-complete_install_via_http - Run installation completion over HTTP by default
-console - 
-cybercafe - Forces cyber cafe mode for debugging
-debug_steamapi - enables logging of Steam API functions
-dest - build location
-dev - enables developer spew
-enablemusic - Should prototype music code be enabled
-forceservice - Run Steam Client Service even if Steam has admin rights
-fs_log - Log file system accesses
-fs_logbins - Log the binaries we load during operation
-fs_target - Set target syntax
-fulldesktopres - Run tenfoot in full desktop resolution rather than 1080p, overrides -720p as well.
-fullscreenopengl - Use the full screen OpenGL render for the UI
-gameoverlayinject - Sets the method how GameOverlay is injected
-install - Install game from media
-installer_test - changes installing a retail game to emit all files to install_validate/ folder instead of to the steam cache
-language - Set Steam client UI language
-log_voice - writes voice chat data to the logs/voice_log.txt file
-lognetapi - logs all P2P networking info to log/netapi_log.txt
-noasync - Don't use async file operations, run them synchronous instead
-nobigpicture - Start in regular mode (force Big Picture mode off)
-noconsole - 
-no-dwrite - forces vgui to use GDI text even if DWrite support is available
-opengl - Use the OpenGL render for the UI
-pretend_ipt - Pretend system is IPT capable
-pretend_ipt_bad - Pretend IPT credential is bad
-pretend_not_ipt - Pretend system is not IPT capable
-silent - Silent startup mode (tray mode only)
-single_core - Force Steam to run on your primary CPU only
-store - Set the store URL
-supernav - 
-tcp - forces connection to Steam backend to be via TCP
-tenfoot - Start in Steam Big Picture mode
-uncompressed_installer - Do not attempt compression on the installer
-vguifocus - Print out details of which panel has keyboard focus
-vguimessages - set to see debug vgiui2 messages
-voicerelay - Only allow 'relay' connections for voice (testing).
-windowed - Run Steam tenfoot mode in a window rather than a fullscreen borderless window
@AllowSkipGameUpdate = "0" - 
@AppMRUSize = "20" - 
@bCloudDetailsEnabled = "0" - 
@bContentManifestUseProtobufs = "1" - 
@bCSClientRateLimitUseDelays = "1" - 
@bCSForceNoCache = "0" - 
@bDepotBuilderReadBufferSizeKB = "8192" - 
@bDepotBuilderUnbufferedReads = "1" - 
@bEnableMovieRecording = "0" - 
@bEnableOfflineLogonTicket = "1" - If true, an offline logon ticket will be requested during logon if none is cached
@bForceDepotsDependency = "0" - 
@bForceLaunchEula = "0" - 
@bMsgErrorDump = "0" - 
@bMsgSpew = "1" - 
@bRequireOfflineLogonTicket = "0" - If true, a valid offline logon ticket is required when logging in in offline or no connection mode
@bRequireSignedParentalSettings = "0" - If true, a valid set of signed parental settings is required when logging in in offline or no connection mode
@bTradingCardBeta = "0" - 
@cDepotBuilderFileChunkingThreads = "4" - 
@cDepotUploadPacketSizeKB = "1024" - 
@cDepotUploadWindowSize = "16" - 
@cMaxContentServersToRequest = "20" - 
@cMaxInitialDownloadSources = "-1" - 
@cNetEncryptionHandshakeWorkMax_HighPri = "8000" - 
@cNetEncryptionHandshakeWorkMax_LowPri = "2000" - 
@cNetEncryptionHandshakeWorkMax_MedPri = "4000" - 
@csecCSRequestProcessorTimeOut = "300" - 
@csecIncomingDataRatePeriod = "1" - 
@csecUpdateTargetNumConnectionsEpoch = "10" - 
@cSecUploadDownloadRates = "300" - 
@CSInterfaceProxyPassword = "" - 
@CSInterfaceProxyUsername = "" - 
@cUDPSendRetries = "8" - 
@CustomBinaryRequestRetryTimes = "20" - 
@D2LAppID = "570" - The AppID the DOTA 2 Launcher should launch
@D2LRequiredAppID = "205790" - The AppID the DOTA 2 Launcher requires to own
@EnableUDPHistory = "0" - 
@fDownloadRateImprovementToAddAnotherConnection = "1.2" - 
@fMinDataRateToAttemptTwoConnectionsMbps = "0.5" - 
@ForceSteam2ForApp = "0" - 
@ForceSteam3ForApp = "0" - 
@GCNameOverride = "" - 
@IOCPGetCompletionBatchSize = "1" - 
@LocalContentServer = "" - 
@max_console_history = "100" - 
@MaxOutstandingSendThreadItem = "1000" - 
@nCloudDetailsSimulatedFileCount = "0" - 
@nCSClientRateLimitKbps = "0" - 
@net_backlog_bytes_allowed = "12000000" - 
@net_backlog_time_allowed_sec = "5" - 
@net_loopback = "1" - 
@NetConnectionBufferMsgLimit = "500" - Max # of message that will be buffered into a single zipped packet
@NetConnectionBufferThreaded = "1" - 
@NetConnectionBufferZipReserveBytes = "1024" - 
@nParentalSettingsLogLevel = "4" - Control the amount of spew written to the parental log file
@nStatsMonitorScale = "1" - 
@nStatsMonitorSecs = "300" - 
@nTCPLargeSendBufSizeMB = "16" - 
@panoram_debug_dead_pad = "0" - 
@panorama_backstack_focus_restore = "1" - 
@panorama_daisy_wheel = "ABXY" - Daisy wheel input mode: RS | ABXY
@panorama_max_fps = "120.0f" - 
@panorama_max_oof_overlay_up_fps = "4.0f" - 
@panorama_max_overlay_fps = "60.0f" - 
@panorama_right_pad_tap_to_type = "0" - 
@panorama_screen_saver_seconds = "300" - 
@panorama_show_fps = "0" - 
@panorama_spew_gpu_memory = "0" - 
@panorama_spew_layout_invalidates = "0" - 
@panorama_trailerslideshow = "1" - 
@panorama_volume_ambient = "0.48f" - 
@panorama_volume_effects = "1.0f" - 
@panorama_volume_master = "1.0f" - 
@panorama_volume_movies = "1.0f" - 
@panorama_vsync = "1" - 
@reload_animations = "1" - 
@RunAdminInstallScriptsFromService = "0" - 
@sCSDSVirtualHostHeader = "" - 
@store_beta_mode = "0" - 
@store_country_code = "" - 
@strCSNoCacheHeader = "no-cache" - 
@UDPPktLossPct = "0" - Percentage of UDP packets to drop
@UDPTestMode = "0" - Turns on test modes for UDP layer
AlwaysCustomizeOnBadExit = "0" - 
app_backup - <appId> <max size MB> <target folder>
app_config_override - <appid> <key> <value> : Overrides app config
app_config_print - Dumps app user config for appID
app_download_enable - <0|1>
app_info_print - Dumps app info for appID
app_install - <appId> [installdir|volumeindex] 
app_list - 
app_lock_content - <appId> <0|1>
app_mark_validation - <appId> <0|1:full>
app_restore - <appId> <backup folder>
app_set_update_flag - app_set_update_flag <appId>
app_start_validation - <appId>
app_status - app_status <appId>
app_uninstall - [-complete] <appId>
app_update_cancel - <EAppUpdateError>
async_disconnect - async disconnect
AsyncFileIODisableWrite = "0" - 
AsyncFileIOExpectOutstandingIO = "16" - 
AsyncFileIOForceGenericIO = "0" - 
AsyncFileIOMaxPending = "128" - 
AsyncFileIOReadHandleCache = "32" - 
AsyncFileIOWriteHandleCache = "128" - 
badnetwork = "0" - 
batterypercent = "0" - 
batterytime = "0" - 
bClientAllowHardwarePromos = "1" - 
bClientRecommendationsEnabled = "1" - 
bConcurrentGCFConversion = "1" - 
bDisableTenFootOverlay = "0" - 
bEnableSubscribedFileCache = "1" - 
bEnableSubscribedFileListCache = "1" - 
betaalwaysrebuild = "0" - 
bForcePreloadApp = "0" - 
bLogLegacyDiskDetails = "0" - 
bRedeemWalletVoucherEnabled = "1" - 
bSteam3LimitedUserEnable = "1" - 
bSteamLoaderEnable = "1" - 
bSubscribedFilesPollForUpdates = "1" - 
bSubscribedFilesUseRangeRequests = "0" - 
build_installer - <project file> <target folder> [beta key] [beta pwd]
bUsePICS = "0" - 
bVerifyAllDownloads = "0" - 
cFileValidationMaxLog = "100" - 
cFileValidationThreads = "2" - 
cInstallCacheQuotaMB = "64" - 
clear_console - Clears console text
clear_marketing_message_views - Refetches & displays all marketing messages, ignoring the list of those already seen
ClientStatsUploadRateSeconds = "10" - 
cloud_sync_down - <appid> Manually triggers UFS to download files for the given app.
cloud_sync_up - <appid> Manually triggers UFS to upload files for the given app.
cm_force_change - Change CM List
cMaxDiskQueueLength = "5.0" - 
config_refresh - Refresh client configuration
console_history_size = "1000" - 
countrycode = "" - 
cPreallocateMinimumSizeKB = "256" - 
csecManifestDownloadTimeout = "120" - 
defragrequired = "0" - 
depot_dump - <filename>
depot_override - <appid> <depotid> <gid>
depot_print - depot_print <depotID>
DepotDownloadProgressTimeout = "120" - 
DepotReconstructionLowPrio = "1" - 
DepotReconstructionNumIOThreads = "1" - 
developer = "1" - 
device_authorize_local - <description> : authorize local device for all users
device_deauthorize_local - deauthorize local device for all users
disable_license - <packagid> Temporarily disables a license that was granted through the Steamworks site
download_sources - Dumps list of download sources
downloadspage_simulate - simulates a lot of download activity in the downloads UI panel
drivernodx9 = "0" - 
drivernohdr = "0" - 
driveroutdated = "0" - 
driverunknown = "0" - 
driverunsupported = "0" - 
enable_license - <packagid> Enables a previously disabled license that was granted through the Steamworks site
enforcerequiredbranch = "0" - 
find - find substrings in console commands
findbestcellstartupdelay = "600" - 
games_running - displays information about running games tracked by Steam 
html_exit_fullscreen - If the web panel for the ui is currently fullscreen, undo that
http_cache_size = "150" - 
install_folder_add - <path>
install_folder_list - list all mounted Steam volumes
install_folder_ui - show UI dialog
kv_stats - Render KeyValues stats
licenses_for_app - <appid> : shows active licenses for appid
licenses_print - display users's Steam3 licenses
log_callbacks - usage: "log_callbacks <first callbackID> [last callbackID]
log_files_always_flush = "0" - 
log_ipc - usage: "log_ipc [counts|verbose] <filter>" Enables IPC logging. Specifying "counts" or "verbose" is optional, defaulting to counts.
log_matchmaking_callbacks = "0" - 
mem_stats - Dump memory stats
mem_validate - <dump|leaks> <threshold> : validates memory
mem_walk - [full] : validates memory
MergeCapReprocess_minutes = "480" - 
mic_autogain = "16000" - automatic gain control level for microphone input
mic_inputfile = "" - causes voice data to be read from the specified file instead of from the microphone
mic_outputfile = "" - causes microphone data to be written out to the specified file
minidump_assert - generates an assert
minidump_crash - crashes the Steam client
musiclogging = "0" - 
net_incomingcheck = "1" - 
net_maxresendsperframe = "32" - 
net_msgdump - Dumps list of sent net messages
net_msgspew - Spews sent net messages
newcoplayui = "0" - 
nProductInfoUpdateInterval = "900" - 
nSubscribedAutoDownloadMaxSimultaneous = "8" - 
open - opens a main Steam navigation page to the specified internal URL
p2p_connecttimeout = "15" - 
p2p_info - usage: "p2p_info" Displays the current state of the P2P networking subsystem.
p2p_unusedtimeout = "120" - 
package_info_print - Dumps package info for packageID
panorama_upload_mappings = "0" - 
profile_dump - Tells vprof to dump the full profile of all threads (using the last profile data if vprof is off)
profile_off - Turns off vprof and halts profiling
profile_on - Turns on vprof and begins profiling
profile_on_dump_spikes - Turns on vprof, and enables automatic dumping of any single frame that contains spikes above the given threshold in milliseconds (use the regular profile_off to stop)
profile_show_gui - Tells UI to pop a profile dialog for each known thread, must use profile_on/off separately to actually enable/disable data gathering
quit - quit [force|now] : instructs the Steam client to do a safe or forced exit
register_license - <filename>
rtime32EarliestSubscribedFileToDownload = "1354389910" - 
sCommunityShareScreenshotLink = "https://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?app_id=105386699540688" - 
search_provider = "http://www.google.com/search?q=" - 
ServerBrowserPingSurveySubmitPct = "1" - 
service_repair - Repair Steam service
service_restart - Restarts Steam Windows service 
service_test - Test Steam service
set_spew - <group> <spewlevel> <loglevel> Sets spew and log levels for a given group
set_spew_level - <SpewLevel LogLevel> Sets spew and log levels for all groups
stats_dump - stats_dump [filter] : dumps matching debug stats
stats_gui - stats_gui : show debug stats panel
stats_monitor - stats_monitor <stat name> [rate] [KB|MB] : monitor a debug stat value
stats_reset - stats_reset [filter] : set matching stats back to 0
tenfoot_forcelaunchgameid = "0" - 
tenfoot_match - [prefix]: matches a string prefix
tenfoot_pickle_dictionaries - compiles daisy wheel input dictionaries to more performant form
tenfoot_pickle_single_dictionary - [language] compiles one daisy wheel input dictionary
tenfoot_text_hotspots - find text autosuggest hot spots
test_dropcon - Tests dropping a connection
test_failnextconnect - Tests failing the next connection
testappcloudpaths = "0" - 
UGCCDNReportPct = "100" - 
user_friends - Dumps list of friends
user_info - Dump various Steam info
verify_chunk_store - verify_chunk_store <appid> <depotid> <datafile> : run app depot build as specified in appbuildfile
verifySignaturesBeforeLaunch = "1" - 
vgui_spewpanelstats - spew active panel stats
voice_autogain = "0" - 
voice_game_usage - displays information about the game's use of Steam voice
voice_minabs = "0.15" - 
voice_minavg = "1.0" - 
voice_outputdevice = "0" - 0=>Miles 1=>XAudio2
voice_outputfile = "" - causes output from voice system to be written out to the specified file
voice_preprocess = "1" - enables voice cleanup on incoming microphone data
voice_quality = "4" - 
windows_info - system_info : prints system information
wmpforcenofilesystemdriver = "0" - 
wmpforcenotinstalled = "0" - 
wmpforceversion = "0" -