"Install" mode is enabled by using the -i option and allows you to do a full WarpIN install from the command line, including all system configuration and database maintenance. This was added with V0.9.20.

As opposed to "extract" mode, which will simply dump files from the archive to disk, "install" mode performs the same install as WARPIN.EXE, the full PM WarpIN installer. In other words, it can be used to perform automated mass installs, also known as "Configuration, Installation, Distribution" (CID), including CONFIG.SYS changes and WPS manipulation.

To be able to perform this, in addition to the archive, WIC needs an XML CID file, which can be created using the "Archive" menu in the PM installer. This contains information about the target paths for each package as well as system configuration. This is necessary because archives might apply certain restrictions on the target paths and system settings.

The syntax for "install" mode is:

wic arc -i cid.xcd

where arc is the archive to be installed and cid.xcd is the XML CID file.

Note that there will be no confirmations whatsoever. If the archive's script chooses to ruin your CONFIG.SYS file, this will be performed.

"Install" mode cannot be combined with the other modes.

As of V0.9.20, this works with many archives, except for the following restrictions:

These restrictions will be lifted in a future release.