Chapter 1: Introduction to NSIS
Chapter 2: Tutorial: The Basics
Section 2.1: Introduction
Section 2.2: Script Files
Section 2.3: Scripting structure
Section 2.3.1: Installer Attributes
Section 2.3.2: Sections
Section 2.3.3: Functions
Section 2.3.4: Working with Scripts
Section 2.3.4.1: Variables
Section 2.3.4.2: Debugging Scripts
Section 2.3.5: Compiler Commands
Section 2.4: Compiler
Section 2.5: Enhancing NSIS
Chapter 3: MakeNSIS Usage
Chapter 4: Scripting Reference
Section 4.1: Script File Format
Section 4.2: Variables
Section 4.2: Variables
Section 4.2.1: Modifiable Variables Used in Instructions
Section 4.2.2: Constant Variables Used in Instructions and InstallDir
Section 4.2.3: Variables Used in Strings
Section 4.3: Labels
Section 4.4: Relative Jumps
Section 4.5: Pages
Section 4.5: Pages
Section 4.5.1: Ordering
Section 4.5.2: Callbacks
Section 4.5.3: Page
Section 4.5.4: UninstPage
Section 4.6: Sections
Section 4.6.1: Section Commands
Section 4.6.1.1: AddSize
Section 4.6.1.2: Section
Section 4.6.1.3: SectionEnd
Section 4.6.1.4: SectionIn
Section 4.6.1.5: SubSection
Section 4.6.1.6: SubSectionEnd
Section 4.6.2: Uninstall Section
Section 4.7: Functions
Section 4.7.1: Function Commands
Section 4.7.1.1: Function
Section 4.7.1.2: FunctionEnd
Section 4.7.2: Callback Functions
Section 4.7.2.1: Install Callbacks
Section 4.7.2.1.1: .onGUIInit
Section 4.7.2.1.2: .onInit
Section 4.7.2.1.3: .onInstFailed
Section 4.7.2.1.4: .onInstSuccess
Section 4.7.2.1.5: .onMouseOverSection
Section 4.7.2.1.6: .onSelChange
Section 4.7.2.1.7: .onUserAbort
Section 4.7.2.1.8: .onVerifyInstDir
Section 4.7.2.2: Uninstall Callbacks
Section 4.7.2.2.1: un.onGUIInit
Section 4.7.2.2.2: un.onInit
Section 4.7.2.2.3: un.onUninstFailed
Section 4.7.2.2.4: un.onUninstSuccess
Section 4.7.2.2.5: un.onUserAbort
Section 4.8: Installer Attributes
Section 4.8.1: General Attributes
Section 4.8.1.1: AddBrandingImage
Section 4.8.1.2: AllowRootDirInstall
Section 4.8.1.3: AutoCloseWindow
Section 4.8.1.4: BGGradient
Section 4.8.1.5: BrandingText
Section 4.8.1.6: Caption
Section 4.8.1.7: ChangeUI
Section 4.8.1.8: CheckBitmap
Section 4.8.1.9: CompletedText
Section 4.8.1.10: ComponentText
Section 4.8.1.11: CRCCheck
Section 4.8.1.12: DetailsButtonText
Section 4.8.1.13: DirShow
Section 4.8.1.14: DirText
Section 4.8.1.15: FileErrorText
Section 4.8.1.16: Icon
Section 4.8.1.17: InstallButtonText
Section 4.8.1.18: InstallColors
Section 4.8.1.19: InstallDir
Section 4.8.1.20: InstallDirRegKey
Section 4.8.1.21: InstProgressFlags
Section 4.8.1.22: InstType
Section 4.8.1.23: LicenseBkColor
Section 4.8.1.24: LicenseData
Section 4.8.1.25: LicenseForceSelection
Section 4.8.1.26: LicenseText
Section 4.8.1.27: MiscButtonText
Section 4.8.1.28: Name
Section 4.8.1.29: OutFile
Section 4.8.1.30: SetFont
Section 4.8.1.31: ShowInstDetails
Section 4.8.1.32: ShowUninstDetails
Section 4.8.1.33: SilentInstall
Section 4.8.1.34: SilentUnInstall
Section 4.8.1.35: SpaceTexts
Section 4.8.1.36: SubCaption
Section 4.8.1.37: UninstallButtonText
Section 4.8.1.38: UninstallCaption
Section 4.8.1.39: UninstallIcon
Section 4.8.1.40: UninstallSubCaption
Section 4.8.1.41: UninstallText
Section 4.8.1.42: WindowIcon
Section 4.8.1.43: XPStyle
Section 4.8.2: Compiler Flags
Section 4.8.2.1: SetCompress
Section 4.8.2.2: SetCompressor
Section 4.8.2.3: SetDatablockOptimize
Section 4.8.2.4: SetDateSave
Section 4.8.2.5: SetOverwrite
Section 4.8.2.6: SetPluginUnload
Section 4.9: Instructions
Section 4.9.1: Basic Instructions
Section 4.9.1.1: Delete
Section 4.9.1.2: Exec
Section 4.9.1.3: ExecShell
Section 4.9.1.4: ExecWait
Section 4.9.1.5: File
Section 4.9.1.6: Rename
Section 4.9.1.7: ReserveFile
Section 4.9.1.8: RMDir
Section 4.9.1.9: SetOutPath
Section 4.9.2: Registry, INI, File Instructions
Section 4.9.2.1: DeleteINISec
Section 4.9.2.2: DeleteINIStr
Section 4.9.2.3: DeleteRegKey
Section 4.9.2.4: DeleteRegValue
Section 4.9.2.5: EnumRegKey
Section 4.9.2.6: EnumRegValue
Section 4.9.2.7: ExpandEnvStrings
Section 4.9.2.8: FlushINI
Section 4.9.2.9: ReadEnvStr
Section 4.9.2.10: ReadINIStr
Section 4.9.2.11: ReadRegDWORD
Section 4.9.2.12: ReadRegStr
Section 4.9.2.13: WriteINIStr
Section 4.9.2.14: WriteRegBin
Section 4.9.2.15: WriteRegDWORD
Section 4.9.2.16: WriteRegStr
Section 4.9.3: General Purpose Instructions
Section 4.9.3.1: CallInstDLL
Section 4.9.3.2: CopyFiles
Section 4.9.3.3: CreateDirectory
Section 4.9.3.4: CreateShortCut
Section 4.9.3.5: GetDLLVersion
Section 4.9.3.6: GetDLLVersionLocal
Section 4.9.3.7: GetFileTime
Section 4.9.3.8: GetFileTimeLocal
Section 4.9.3.9: GetFullPathName
Section 4.9.3.10: GetTempFileName
Section 4.9.3.11: SearchPath
Section 4.9.3.12: SetFileAttributes
Section 4.9.3.13: RegDLL
Section 4.9.3.14: UnRegDLL
Section 4.9.4: Flow Control Instructions
Section 4.9.4.1: Abort
Section 4.9.4.2: Call
Section 4.9.4.3: ClearErrors
Section 4.9.4.4: GetCurrentAddress
Section 4.9.4.5: GetFunctionAddress
Section 4.9.4.6: GetLabelAddress
Section 4.9.4.7: Goto
Section 4.9.4.8: IfErrors
Section 4.9.4.9: IfFileExists
Section 4.9.4.10: IfRebootFlag
Section 4.9.4.11: IntCmp
Section 4.9.4.12: IntCmpU
Section 4.9.4.13: MessageBox
Section 4.9.4.14: Return
Section 4.9.4.15: Quit
Section 4.9.4.16: SetErrors
Section 4.9.4.17: StrCmp
Section 4.9.5: File Instructions
Section 4.9.5.1: FileClose
Section 4.9.5.2: FileOpen
Section 4.9.5.3: FileRead
Section 4.9.5.4: FileReadByte
Section 4.9.5.5: FileSeek
Section 4.9.5.6: FileWrite
Section 4.9.5.7: FileWriteByte
Section 4.9.5.8: FindClose
Section 4.9.5.9: FindFirst
Section 4.9.5.10: FindNext
Section 4.9.6: Uninstaller Instructions
Section 4.9.6.1: WriteUninstaller
Section 4.9.7: Miscellaneous Instructions
Section 4.9.7.1: InitPluginsDir
Section 4.9.7.2: SetShellVarContext
Section 4.9.7.3: Sleep
Section 4.9.8: String Manipulation Instructions
Section 4.9.8.1: StrCpy
Section 4.9.8.2: StrLen
Section 4.9.9: Stack Support
Section 4.9.9.1: Exch
Section 4.9.9.2: Pop
Section 4.9.9.3: Push
Section 4.9.10: Integer Support
Section 4.9.10.1: IntFmt
Section 4.9.10.2: IntOp
Section 4.9.11: Reboot Instructions
Section 4.9.11.1: Reboot
Section 4.9.11.2: SetRebootFlag
Section 4.9.12: Install Logging Instructions
Section 4.9.12.1: LogSet
Section 4.9.12.2: LogText
Section 4.9.13: Section Management
Section 4.9.13.1: SectionSetFlags
Section 4.9.13.2: SectionGetFlags
Section 4.9.13.3: SectionSetText
Section 4.9.13.4: SectionGetText
Section 4.9.13.5: SectionSetInstTypes
Section 4.9.13.6: SectionGetInstTypes
Section 4.9.14: User Interface Instructions
Section 4.9.14.1: BringToFront
Section 4.9.14.2: CreateFont
Section 4.9.14.3: DetailPrint
Section 4.9.14.4: FindWindow
Section 4.9.14.5: GetDlgItem
Section 4.9.14.6: HideWindow
Section 4.9.14.7: IsWindow
Section 4.9.14.8: SendMessage
Section 4.9.14.9: SetAutoClose
Section 4.9.14.10: SetBrandingImage
Section 4.9.14.11: SetDetailsView
Section 4.9.14.12: SetDetailsPrint
Section 4.9.14.13: SetBkColor
Section 4.9.14.14: ShowWindow
Section 4.9.15: Multiple Languages Instructions
Section 4.9.15.1: LoadLanguageFile
Section 4.9.15.2: LangString and LangStringUP
Section 4.10: Multiple Languages
Section 4.10.1: Language Selection
Section 4.10.2: The /LANG Parameter
Section 4.10.3: LangDLL Plug-in
Section 4.11: Plugin DLLs
Section 4.11.1: Using Plugin Commands
Section 4.11.2: Disabling Plugin Unloading
Chapter 5: Compile Time Commands
Section 5.1: Compiler Utility Commands
Section 5.1.1: !include
Section 5.1.2: !addincludedir
Section 5.1.2: !addincludedir
Section 5.1.2.1: !addplugindir
Section 5.1.3: !cd
Section 5.1.4: !echo
Section 5.1.5: !error
Section 5.1.6: !packhdr
Section 5.1.7: !system
Section 5.1.8: !warning
Section 5.1.9: !verbose
Section 5.2: Conditional Compilation
Appendix A: Modern User Interface
Appendix B: Useful Functions
Section B.1: Get parent directory
Section B.2: Trim newlines
Section B.3: Get command line parameters
Section B.4: Search in a string
Section B.5: Get Windows version
Section B.6: Get Internet Explorer version
Section B.7: Is .NET Framework installed?
Section B.8: Is Macromedia Flash Player installed?
Section B.9: Add a shared DLL
Section B.10: Remove a shared DLL
Section B.11: Upgrade a DLL (macro)
Section B.12: Connect to the internet
Section B.13: More
Appendix C: Useful Information
Section C.1: Add uninstall information to Add/Remove Programs
Section C.2: How to install the VB6 runtimes
Section C.3: Calling an external DLL using the System.dll plugin
Section C.4: Dump Content of Log Window to File
Appendix D: Release History
Appendix E: Credits
Section E.1: Programmers
Section E.2: Designers
Section E.3: Translators
Section E.4: Maintenance Staff
Appendix F: NSIS License