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How can I find the ProgID of a Windows program to use in Wine?

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You can open documents in particular programs in Wine from the terminal using

wine start /ProgIDOpen <ProgID> <Document_to_open>

This format is necessary, since calling Wine programs in alternative ways will not open the document. e.g. the following launch the application, but do not open the document.

/path/to/prog.exe <Document_to_open>

wine /path/to/prog.exe <Document_to_open>

However, it's not obvious how to find the <ProgID> associated with each program. How can I find this information?

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answered 2 Years ago bsorbedeldy · Accepted Answer

The ProgIDs are listed in $WINEPREFIX/system.reg, which by default is at ~/.wine/system.reg. They are of the format.

[SoftwareClassesFoxitReader.FDFDoc] 1382350649

Although there are additional semi-duplicate lines such as

[SoftwareClassesFoxitReader.FDFDocDefaultIcon] 1382350649

To list all ProgIDs, use the following command (in the terminal).

sed -rn 's/^[SoftwareClasses([^]*)].*/1/p' system.reg | less

For those unfamiliar with less: to search, press /, type a phrase then Enter ; to exit, press q.