The following is an example of a configuration file:

You can create local or global configuration files. The local configuration file

ovftool.cfg

is read in the folder where you invoke OVF Tool. The global configuration file is per user.

On Windows (after XP), the global configuration file is in the following location:

Linux and OS X look for the global configuration file in the following location:

When reading configuration files, globally defined options are overwritten by locally defined options, and locally defined options are overwritten by the

--configFile

command-line option. Some variables, such as proxy, do not allow you to specify the option in multiple places. If

ovftool

stops running with the error “already exists“ it is likely that you specified an option on the command line and in a configuration file.

You can use the

ovftool --help config

command to get information about how to use a configuration file. In addition, the current contents of the global configuration file as well as any local configuration file is shown.