Updated WIP Manual: Loading roms (markdown)
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> The information on this page is accurate to **release 2.9.1** and will not reflect more recent changes.
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> It also may not be accurate to older versions.
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> Unless specified, all functions are available on every supported OS.
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EmuHawk supports [many formats](#TODO) of cart and disc images ('roms').
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For most of these, simply **dragging and dropping the file onto the main EmuHawk window will load it**.
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Alternatively, in most desktop environments (including Windows and KDE Plasma),
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roms can be 'associated' with the EmuHawk application by using your file manager's "Open With..." option.
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Doing this allows roms to be opened in EmuHawk by double-clicking them.
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If single-instance mode is enabled and EmuHawk is already open,
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opening a rom file that's associated with EmuHawk will cause the rom to open in the existing instance.
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A few of the supported formats use multiple files.
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- For `.bin`+`.cue`, load the `.cue`.
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The `.bin` file must be in the location listed in the `.cue`, which is typically a relative path to a sibling file i.e. `.\<filename>.bin`.
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> Note: Playing back movies temporarily overrides your core preference.
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> Note: Playing back movies **temporarily overrides your core preference**.
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> [This guide on resyncing](#TODO) explains how to use a different core for a movie.
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## Automation
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> Note: If on **Linux** and using the provided launch script, paths must be **relative to the install dir** or absolute.
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> You can use `$PWD` or `$(pwd)` to get an absolute path for the current dir.
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If single-instance mode is enabled, launching a new EmuHawk instance with a rom filepath specified will cause it to open in the existing instance.
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If single-instance mode is enabled and EmuHawk is already open,
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launching EmuHawk with a rom filepath specified will cause the rom to open in the existing instance.
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Roms can be loaded via ApiHawk with the `IEmuClientApi.OpenRom` method.
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It takes 1 argument: the filepath as a `string`.
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