Explaining the variable expansion

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Kohsuke Kawaguchi 2013-03-31 07:04:31 -07:00
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See [KB 936707](http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936707) for more details.
Configuration file syntax
Environment Variable Expansion in Configuration File
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Configuration XML files can include environment variable expansions of the form `%Name%`. Such occurences, if found, will be automatically replaced by the actual values of the variables. If an undefined environment variable is referenced, no substituion occurs.
Configuration File Syntax
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The behaviour of the service is controlled by the XML configuration file. The root element of this XML file must be `<service>`, and it supports the following child element.
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### workingdirectory
This optional element sets the current directory of the process launched by winsw.
<workingdirectory>%SystemDrive%\</workingdirectory>