NAME

exe_update.pl - Modify windows executable files

SYNOPSIS

exe_update.pl [ --gui | --console ] [ --icon iconfile ] [ --info key=value;... ] exefile

DESCRIPTION

This program rewrites PE headers in a Windows executable file. It can change whether the executable runs with a console window, as well as setting the icons and version information associated with it.

OPTIONS

Options are available in a short form and a long form. For example, the three lines below are all equivalent:

% exe_update.pl -i new.ico input.exe
% exe_update.pl --icon new.ico input.exe
% exe_update.pl --icon=new.ico input.exe

-c, --console

Set the executable to always display a console window.

-g, --gui

Set the executable so it does not have a console window.

-i, --icon=FILE

Specify an icon file (in .ico, .exe or .dll format) for the executable.

-N, --info=KEY=VAL

Attach version information for the executable. The name/value pair is joined by =. You may specify -N multiple times, or use ; to link several pairs.

These special KEY names are recognized:

Comments        CompanyName     FileDescription FileVersion
InternalName    LegalCopyright  LegalTrademarks OriginalFilename
ProductName     ProductVersion

AUTHORS

Audrey Tang <cpan@audreyt.org>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2004, 2006 by Audrey Tang <cpan@audreyt.org>.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

See http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html