REGEDIT

Import or export registry settings from a text (.REG) file.

REGEDIT [/E] pathname ["RegPath"]

REGEDIT [/S] [/I] pathname

Start the regedit GUI:

REGEDIT

pathname (Win95 NT4)

Path and filename.

"RegPath" (Win95 NT4)

Export part of the Registry (if omitted, all HKLM plus current user).

/E (Win95 NT4)

Export.

/I (Win95 NT4)

Import.

/S (Win95 NT4)

Silent Import.

REGEDT32.EXE - Edit the registry including Security and Auditing Options.
REG - Read, Set or Delete registry keys and values.
SETX - Set environment variables permanently.

none.

Frank found that to export a registry key, add the specific location to the command such as:

    REGEDIT /E c:\out.reg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Id

To delete a registry key place a hyphen as the first character to the right of the bracket:

    REGEDIT /I c:\delete.reg

C:\DELETE.REG contains:
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\EventLog\Application\Time Serv]
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Klaus Lofflad spent 3 days figuring how to delete an entry from a key, this is his solution:

    REGEDIT /I c:\delete.reg

C:\DELETE.REG contains:
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\ODBC Data Sources] "MyODBC_DSN"=-
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

none.

External

DOS

none

Windows

Win95

Windows NT

NT4