Command line

Use swofty from a terminal to manage mods, check files and read logs.

swofty run

swofty run

Launches F1 25 and follows the logs. Steam must be running. Modded play is offline only.

When the game exits, it prints a summary with the exit code and any crash details. Ctrl-C stops following the logs; the game keeps running.

Flag	Purpose
--profile <name>	Choose a profile; the default is default
--game <dir>	Set the game folder if it was not found
--restart	Close a running F1 25 first
--direct	Launch directly instead of asking Steam
--winedebug <channels>	Choose Wine log channels
--exe <file>	Use a copy of F1_25.exe to identify crash locations

On Linux, the Steam launch option uses swofty run -- %command%.

swofty logs

swofty logs [<session dir>] shows a finished session's summary. With no folder given, it uses the latest session.

swofty build

swofty build [--profile <name>] prepares database changes without starting the game. Output goes to $DATA/cache/overlay/<profile>/<buildhash>/, with the session settings file in swofty/settings.json.

ERP, UI and loose-file operations are currently skipped.

When the game exits, swofty run merges the settings changed in game into the profile. After APPLY & RESTART it rebuilds the profile and starts the game again.

swofty verify

swofty verify [--game <dir>] checks for changes from the backed-up originals and checks that game files can be read and written correctly.

swofty restore

swofty restore restores backed-up files and removes launcher additions. It reports anything it cannot restore. Close the game first.

See Restoring the game.

swofty mods

Command	Purpose
swofty mods list	List installed mods and whether they are enabled
swofty mods install <path>	Install a folder or .swoftymod file
swofty mods enable <id>	Enable a mod
swofty mods disable <id>	Disable a mod; SwoftyMod cannot be disabled

swofty settings

Command	Purpose
swofty settings list [<id>]	List mod settings with the profile's values and any pending rebuild
swofty settings set <id> <option> <value>	Set a value: true, 5, replica
swofty settings reset <id>	Put a mod's settings back to their defaults
swofty settings export [--out <file>]	Write the session settings file that the game reads
swofty settings merge	Merge the changes made in game into the profile

swofty maps

Command	Purpose
swofty maps list	List imported tracks
swofty maps import <zip>	Import a community track package
swofty maps remove <code>	Remove an imported track

swofty doctor

swofty doctor checks Steam, the game install, Proton, launch options and the data folder. It also reports changes from the backed-up originals.