Commands

Command line options

LFS can be started using a command line or another program.

Before selecting host options, you may find it helpful to run LFS and try out the options on the Start New Host screen - the required upload bandwidth for those options is displayed on screen.

A command line or a command file is required for dedicated hosts.

List of commands

The following command, if used, must be the first command on a command line or the first command in a command file.

/settings=X.txt - load settings from X.txt instead of cfg.txt

If the following command is used it must be before any other commands.

/join=Host Name - join an internet server

The following command may only be used after /join.

/pass=Pass - if required - password

The following commands are mainly for hosts but may also be used to override various cfg.txt settings or start InSim.

Command	Description	Example
/ip=X.X.X.X	if required - local specified IP address	/ip=192.168.1.1
/port=X	a high number below 65536	/port=50000
/mode=X	server mode to restrict allowed cars & tracks	/mode=s2
/usemaster=X	whether to use the master server	/usemaster=yes
/track=XXCR	track and config	/track=FE2X
/weather=X	track weather preset	/weather=2
/cars=XXX	allowed cars - see below: Car Strings	/cars=FXO+XRG
/maxguests=X	max number of guests that can join host	/maxguests=6
/adminslots=X	slots reserved for admins	/adminslots=2
/carsmax=X	max number of cars in a race	/carsmax=8
/carshost=X	max number of cars (real+AI) on host PC	/carshost=2
/carsguest=X	max number of cars (real+AI) per guest PC	/carsguest=2
/pps=X	smoothness - number of car updates per second	/pps=6
/qual=X	qualifying minutes, 0 for no qualifying	/qual=10
/laps=X	number of laps, 0 for practice	/laps=8
/wind=X	wind strength	/wind=2
/dedicated=X	dedicated host mode	/dedicated=yes
/vote=X	can guests vote to kick or ban	/vote=yes
/select=X	can guests select track	/select=yes
/rstmin=X	no restart for X seconds after race start	/rstmin=30
/rstend=X	no restart for X seconds after race finish	/rstend=60
/autokick=X	how the server reacts to wrong way drivers	/autokick=ban
/midrace=X	join during race	/midrace=yes
/mustpit=X	pit stop required	/mustpit=yes
/canrefuel=X	refuelling allowed	/canrefuel=yes
/showfuel=X	remote cars fuel visible	/showfuel=yes
/canreset=X	allow car reset	/canreset=yes
/fcv=X	force cockpit view	/fcv=yes
/cruise=X	allow wrong way	/cruise=yes
/allowmods=X	allow mods	/allowmods=yes
/unapproved=X	no / yes (allow unapproved mods)	/unapproved=yes
/start=X	default race start grid order	/start=random
/vr=X	avoid or enter VR mode	/vr=on
/insim=X	listen for InSim	/insim=29999
/player=X	use the specified player name	/player=John Doe
/windowed=X	windowed mode - overrides the cfg.txt setting	/windowed=yes
/autosave=X	MPR autosave	/autosave=2
/mprdir=X	set the data folder for saving multiplayer replays	/mprdir=multi
/lytdir=X	set the data folder for autocross layouts	/lytdir=my_layouts

You can use a command file xxx.txt instead of a long command line.
The command file contains the command line parameters.
The parameters can be spread onto several lines.
The command file can contain comments, starting with two slashes //.

Then the command line would be simply:

LFS.exe /cfg=xxx.txt (where xxx.txt is the name of the config file)

Host commands

Some text commands are intended for hosts and administrators.

Using the normal text message system (pressing T in a normal host or typing into the virtual console at the host management web interface: https://www.lfs.net/hosting/admin), the message becomes a command if you start it with a slash character (/). For most commands with parameters, you can retrieve their current status by not omitting the parameter (for example /rstend feeds back the currently active setting).

Simple commands with no parameter

Command	Description
/restart	start a race
/qualify	start qualifying
/end	return to race setup screen
/help	get list of commands
/ck	cancel any kick or ban votes in progress
/cv	cancel game votes (restart / end / qualify)
/zero_all	reset lap counters on all cars

Commands with a parameter - race setup screen

Command	Description	Example
/track XXCR [W]	track and config	/track BL1R /track FE2X /track SO4 3
/weather W	lighting	/weather 1
/qual X	qualifying minutes (0 = no qualifying)	/qual 10
/laps X	number of laps (0 = practice)	/laps 5
/hours X	number of hours (if laps not specified)	/hours 24
/wind X	wind strength	/wind 2

Commands with a parameter - any time

Command	Description	Example
/maxguests X	max number of guests that can join host	/maxguests 40
/adminslots X	slots reserved for admins (0 to 8)	/adminslots 2
/carsmax X	max number of cars in a race	/carsmax 40
/carshost X	max number of cars (real+ai) on host pc	/carshost 5
/carsguest X	max number of cars (real+ai) per guest pc	/carsguest 1
/pps X	smoothness (3-12) maximum car updates per second	/pps 12
/msg X	send system message	/msg Hello!
/vote X	no / yes (allow guest voting)	/vote yes
/select X	no / yes (guests select track)	/select no
/rstmin X	no restart for X seconds after race start	/rstmin 60
/rstend X	no restart for X seconds after race finish	/rstmin 120
/specdnf X	result blockers spectate with DNF after X seconds	/specdnf 25
/autokick X	action to take on wrong way drivers (no / kick / ban / spec)	/autokick spec
/midrace X	no / yes (join during race)	/midrace no
/mustpit X	no / yes (pit stop required)	/mustpit yes
/canrefuel X	no / yes (refuelling allowed)	/canrefuel yes
/showfuel X	no / yes (remote fuel gauges)	/showfuel no
/canreset X	no / yes (allow car reset)	/canreset no
/fcv X	no / yes (force cockpit view)	/fcv no
/cruise X	no / yes (allow wrong way)	/cruise no
/allowmods X	no / yes (allow mods)	/allowmods yes
/unapproved X	no / yes (unapproved mods)	/unapproved no
/start X	fixed/finish/reverse/random (default race start)	/start finish
/pass X	set new password (BLANK = no password)	/pass secret
/setlap USERNAME Y	set user's current lap to Y (negative = subtract)	/setlap winnerjoe 4
/setstops USERNAME Y	set user's number of stops to Y	/setstops yettopitjoe 0
/cansiren USERNAME Y	allow or disallow siren (Y = 0 or 1)	/cansiren averagejoe 0
/ujoin USERNAME	adds user to the race	/ujoin spectatorjoe
/uai USERNAME	adds user's AI driver to the race	/uai spectatorai
/cars [cars]	see below: "Car Strings"	/cars XFG+XRG+FOX /cars-=FOX
/mods [mods]	see below: "Mods"	/mods C52608 /mods ALL
/enforce	spectate anyone who is driving a disallowed car	/enforce
/welcome X.txt	set welcome text file	/welcome warmwelcome.txt
/tracks X.txt	set list of allowed tracks	/tracks mytracks.txt
/autosave X	MPR autosave (0 = no / 1 = manual / 2 = auto)	/autosave 2
/save_mpr X	save MPR with name X (autosave must be 1 or 2)	/save_mpr myfirstwin
/mprflush X	flush mpr to file every X seconds (0 = disable)	/mprflush 0
/ndebug X	no / yes (network debug)	/ndebug no
/h_mass username X	set X kg of added mass for user's car	/h_mass averagejoe 10
/h_tres username X	set X % of restriction for user's car	/h_mass averagejoe 5
/teamarrows X	no / yes, arrows on non-race small map use name colour	/teamarrows yes

Autocross layout commands

Command	Description	Example
/axlist X	get list of layouts for track X - e.g. AU1
/axload X	load layout X on host
/axsave X	save layout X on host
/axlaps X	set autocross number of laps
/axclear	clear layout

Ban / kick / spectate commands - any time

Command	Description	Example
/spec X	make user X join the spectators
/kick X	disconnect user X
/ban X Y	ban user X for Y days (0 = 12 hours)
/unban X	remove ban on user X
/pitlane X	send user X to the pit lane
/pit_all	send all cars to the pit lane

Penalties

Command	Description	Example
/p_dt USERNAME	give drive through penalty
/p_sg USERNAME	give stop-go penalty
/p_30 USERNAME	give 30 second time penalty
/p_45 USERNAME	give 45 second time penalty
/p_clear USERNAME	clear a time or pit penalty

Race Control Messages (big text in centre of screen):

Command	Description	Example
/rcm MESSAGE	set a Race Control Message to be sent
/rcm_ply USERNAME	send the RCM to USERNAME
/rcm_all	send the RCM to all
/rcc_ply USERNAME	clear USERNAME's RCM
/rcc_all	clear all RCMs

Local commands

Most of these text commands replicate functions usually controlled by pressing on-screen buttons but can be useful in other situations, for example by binding them to a wheel button or when controlling LFS from an external program using InSim.

Race setup screen only:

/ready               :set ready
/cancel              :cancel ready
/clear               :clear all racers from list

Race setup screen or in game:

/car XXX             :select car (e.g. XRT)
/setup  [X]          :select setup X (default if no X)
/colour [X]          :select colour X (default if no X)
/join                :join the race
/ai     [NAME]       :add ai driver (can specify NAME)
/spec                :spectate or leave grid
/leave               :disconnect from host
/player X            :select existing player X
/lang X              :load language X (data\language\X.txt)
/horn X              :select horn type X (1 to 5)
/siren off/slow/fast :switch siren (if allowed by host)
/cp                  :copy free view text to clipboard
/cp X                :restore previously copied free view
/axsel               :copy selected objects text to clipboard
/aiskill             :set AI skill level (for adding AI)
/aiset NAME X        :set AI driver to skill level X (1 to 5)
/aiset_all X         :set all local AI drivers to skill level X

Mode / replay control:

/spr X               :run a SP replay from entry (front end) screen
/mpr X               :run a MP replay from entry (front end) screen
/end                 :exit from replay back to entry screen
/sp                  :go into single player from entry screen
/mp IP Port          :join a local server from entry screen
/join Host Name      :join an internet server from entry screen
/mprlag X            :simulate packet delay of X ms (+ no smoothing)
/mprsmooth X         :0 / 1 (disable or enable input smoothing)

Any time:

/exit                :exit LFS
/entry               :return to entry screen
/spectv no/yes       :auto select TV camera on spectate
/speedreduce X       :total speed steer reduction (0 to 1)
/reducehalf X        :speed in m/s for half of reduction
/loadkb X            :load kb settings file (data\misc\X.kbs)
/savekb X            :save kb settings file (data\misc\X.kbs)
/out X               :only seen by external programs
/log X.txt           :set message log file
/refresh             :refresh list of setups / hosts / replays
/rsh                 :reload shaders
/rtex                :reload textures
/window X Y          :set window client area width and height
/window [min/max/monitor/virtual] - adjust window (no param = restore)

In game:

/status none|F9|F10|F11|F12|next|prev - sets status screen

E.g. /status next will cycle through the F9 to F12 status screens (you could assign it to a CTRL+ or ALT+ key and then a wheel button)

/light ind [off/left/right/all] - switch indicators/hazard
/light head [off/side/low/high/low_off/low_high/next/prev]
/light [rfog/ffog/extra] [off/on/toggle] - switch fog/extra
/light all [off/on] - all switchable lights off/on at once

F11 and F12 menus: /liveset and /pitins

You can use operators:

• = (set value)
• += (add to value)
• -= (subtract from value)

Available options for /pitins:

fuel, tyres, repair, symmetric
ftyre, fcamber_l, fpressure_l, fcamber_r, fpressure_r, fwing
rtyre, rcamber_l, rpressure_l, rcamber_r, rpressure_r, rwing
cancel, fcamber, fpressure, rcamber, rpressure

Available options for /liveset:

bbal, farb, rarb

Examples for both:

/pitins ftyre = r3 : change front tyres to R3 in pit stop
/pitins rtyre = super : change rear tyres to road super
/pitins fpressure = 1.1 : set front tyre pressure to 1.1 bar
/pitins fpressure += 0.1 : increase requested pressure by 0.1 bar
/pitins cancel : cancel all pit instructions
/pitins tyres always : change all tyres
/pitins tyres 20 : change tyres if wear > 20%
/liveset bbal 60 : set brake balance to 60%
/liveset rarb -= 0.1 : decrease rear anti-roll bar by 0.1

/pitins pressure commands can accept unit (psi/bar) (no unit = bar) E.g. /pitins fpressure 30 psi

Useful commands for scripts and controller buttons:

/run X               :run the script X     (data\script\X.lfs)
/exec E C            :run program E        (with command line C)
/wait E C            :like exec but LFS hangs until E exits

/fov    [degrees]           - field of view
/vlock      [car/filter/horizon]    - view lock
/lookf      [joystick/axis/steer/mouse_x/mouse_xy]
/control    [mouse_kb/wheel_js]     - controller type
/ff     [0-200]             - force feedback strength
/axis   [axis]   [function] - e.g. /axis 2 throttle   (see below)
/invert [0/1]    [function] - e.g. /invert 1 brake    (see below)
/button [button] [function] - e.g. /button 5 shift_up (see below)
/key    [key]    [function] - e.g. /key Q handbrake   (see below)
/head_tilt       [degrees]  - 1g head tilt
/lateral_shift   [m]        - 1g lateral shift
/forward_shift   [m]        - 1g forward shift
/vertical_shift  [m]        - 1g vertical shift
/hidetext   [yes/no]        - hide or show text (SHIFT + F)
/block      [0/1/2]         - block messages (none / user / all)
/showmouse  [yes/no]        - show or hide mouse (SHIFT + Z)
/say        [message]       - same as typing a chat message
/echo       [text]          - show text only on local screen
/ctrlf      [num] [text]    - change text e.g. "ctrlf 1 hello"
/altf       [num] [text]    - change text e.g. "altf 1 bye"
/wheel_turn [degrees]       - specify turn angle of controller
/press      [key]           - simulate key press (see PARAMETERS)
/shift      [key]           - SHIFT + key
/ctrl       [key]           - CTRL + key
/alt        [key]           - ALT + key
/autoclutch [0-1]           - turn autoclutch off / on

/shifter    [auto/sequential/shifter]    - shift type
/view       [fol/heli/cam/driver/custom] - select view

/vr reset                       - position and orientation (default F8)
/vr reset_headset               - instantly reset headset position
/vr use_relative                - instantly use relative position
/vr [on/off/toggle/rift/openvr] - instantly enter or leave vr mode

/view save                  - save any changes made to a custom view
/view reload                - reload custom view (without saving)

• IN A SCRIPT: //comment - this line is ignored
• IN CHAT BOX: //xxx - short for /run xxx

Car Strings

The /cars command for hosts or admins uses 3-character car codes.

/cars=XFG+XRG        :allow XF GTI and XR GT
/cars=MRT            :allow MRT5 only

These Car Groups can be used as well:

• ALL - all cars
• ROAD - road legal cars
• RACE - race cars
• TBO - same as XRT+RB4+FXO
• LRF - same as LX6+RAC+FZ5
• GTR - same as FXR+XRR+FZR

The plus and minus symbols can be used in conjuction with these:

/cars=TBO+LX4        :allow XRT, RB4, FXO and LX4
/cars=ROAD-UF1       :allow all road cars except the UF 1000
/cars+=XRT           :add XRT to the current list of cars
/cars-=BF1           :disallow the BF1

Mods

The /mods command for hosts or admins uses 6-character mod codes for vehicle mods.

/mods=C52608+B7B8DC  :set a list of allowed mods
/mods+=FC2B6F        :add to list
/mods-=C52608        :remove from list
/mods=ALL            :remove the list and set /allowmods=yes
/mods=NONE           :remove the list and set /allowmods=no

KEYS for the /key command

A to Z
0 to 9
space
up, down, left, right
pgup, pgdn
mousel, mouser, mousem
wheelu, wheeld

Function names for the /button AND /key commands

steer_left
steer_right
steer_fast
steer_slow
throttle
brake
shift_up
shift_down
clutch, handbrake
left_view
right_view
rear_view
horn
flash
reset
pit_speed
tc_disable
ignition
zoom_in
zoom_out
vr_click
escape
virtual_kb
talk
reverse
gear_1 - gear_7
ctrl_f1 - ctrl_f12
alt_f1 - alt_f12

Function names for the /axis AND /invert commands

steer
combined
throttle
brake
lookh
lookp
lookr
clutch
handbrake
shiftx
shifty

Unassigning a button or axis

To unassign a button or axis from a function, you can assign -1 to that function.

Examples:

/button -1 shift_up         :unassign the shift up button
/axis -1 clutch             :unassign the clutch axis

Parameters for the key commands (press / shift / ctrl / alt)

• Letters A to Z
• Numbers 0 to 9
• F1 to F12
• up, down, left, right
• space, enter, esc, tab
• less, more, minus, plus

Multiple commands on single line

Multiple commands can be added on a single line which sometimes can avoid the need for a script file, e.g. to set a button to change tyres in pit stop, you could use a double command:

 /pitins ftyre super /pitins rtyre super

NOTE: some commands cannot be followed by another command:

 /say /echo /join /rcm /pass /msg /altf /ctrlf

LFS World info

You can retrieve LFS World info and statistics from in-game as well, by using the following text commands.

Basic usage:

/w COMMAND USERNAME - (eg. /w pb or /w pb johndoeracer)

/ws TRACK CAR COMMAND - (eg. /ws bl1 mrt laps)

Command	Description	Example 1 (core command for own stats, current combo)		Example 2 (someone else's stats, current combo)		Example 3 (/ws for custom combos)
		Usage	Output	Usage	Output	Usage	Output
pb	personal best on this track with this car	/w pb	LFSW - PB on SO4 XRG : 2:04.80 LFSW - Split1 0:34.83 - Split2 1:19.57	/w pb [username]	LFSW - PB for [username] on SO4 XRG : 2:04.08 LFSW - Split1 0:34.48 - Split2 1:18.83	/ws [track] [car] pb [username]	LFSW - PB for [username] on FE4 FOX : 2:17.81 LFSW - Split1 0:48.78 - Split2 1:27.23 - Split3 1:41.14
hotlap hl	hotlap on this track with this car	/w hl	LFSW - hotlap time : 1:24.65	/w hl [username]	LFSW - hotlap time for [username] : 1:31.99	/ws [track] [car] hl [username]	LFSW - hotlap time for [username] : 0:43.90
wr	world record on this track with this car	/w wr	LFSW - WR by [wrholder] : 1:31.52 (21 Oct 2017) LFSW - Split1 0:25.45 - Split2 1:04.04	-	-	/ws [track] [car] wr	LFSW - WR by [wrholder] : 1:04.32 (16 Feb 2016) LFSW - Split1 0:16.53 - Split2 0:44.86
laps l	laps on this track with this car	/w l	LFSW - lapcount on BL2R XRG : 45	/w l [username]	LFSW - lapcount for [username] on BL2R XRG : 140	/ws [track] [car] l [username]	LFSW - lapcount for [username] on RO9 FBM : 79
fuel f	fuel usage on this track with this car	/w f	LFSW - fuel usage on BL2R XRG : 0.99 % per lap	/w f [username]	LFSW - fuel usage for [username] on BL2R XRG : 1.02 % per lap	/ws [track] [car] f [username]	LFSW - fuel usage for [username] on RO9 FBM : 0.81 % per lap
tlaps tl	all-time driven total laps	/w tl	LFSW - laps driven in total : 36143	/w tl [username]	LFSW - laps driven in total for [username] : 47502	-	-
distance ds	all-time driven total distance	/w ds	LFSW - driven distance : 112156 km	/w ds [username]	LFSW - driven distance for [username] : 214291 km	-	-
win 1	all-time race wins	/w 1	LFSW - won races : 459	/w 1 [username]	LFSW - won races for [username] : 395	-	-
second 2	all-time second places	/w 2	LFSW - second positions : 348	/w 2 [username]	LFSW - second positions for [username] : 277	-	-
third 3	all-time third places	/w 3	LFSW - third positions : 257	/w 3 [username]	LFSW - third positions for [username] : 177	-	-
drags dr	all-time total drag races / wins	/w dr	LFSW - drags : 45 drags / wins : 30	/w dr [username]	LFSW - drags for [username] : 25 drags / wins : 11	-	-
finished fin	all-time finishes	/w fin	LFSW - finished races : 3288	/w fin [username]	LFSW - finished races for [username] : 4623	-	-
find	check if someone is online on any host	/w find	LFSW - You are at [servername]	/w find [username]	LFSW - [username] is at [servername]	-	-
help ?	command list and usage	/w ?	CMD = pb,hl,wr,l,tl,ds,f,1,2,3,fin,find EG. /w pb OR /w pb username	-	-	-	-
msg	initiates sending an SMS to another LFS racer	/w msg [username]	-	-	-	-	-
txt [message]	adds the text and sends it to the mobile phone	/w txt [username]	-	-	-	-	-
m users	get the number of users online for each license level	/m users	Online : 61 DEMO + 3 S1 + 9 S2 + 142 S3 = 215	-	-	-	-
m demo	get the number of users online in demo version	/m demo	Demo : OLD 0 - NEW 52	-	-	-	-
m hosts	get the number of hosts online for each license level	/m hosts	Hosts : DEMO 50 - S1 11 - S2 36 - TOTAL 97	-	-	-	-

Read more about LFS World SMS-system.