using --upgrade, whenever it pulls down a new version it deletes my .bat files

[crazygonuts]

I created some .bat files to set different command line args before calling webui.bat, but if I use the --upgrade flag and it finds a new version, it deletes my .bat files out of the directory when it upgrades. I'm pretty new to git, is this normal behavior and I should just put them in another directory or does this sound like a bug?

[mykeehu]

No, this is not a bug, it should be put on the exception list. I got the answer here:
#499 (comment)

[anothertal3]

In my opinion, this works "by accident":

• If you change the file yourself there might be issues in the future as .gitignore is part of the repository and managed by the owner. It could be subject to change at any time.
• If you don't change it you're forced to reuse the names of excluded files which - again - might change at any time.

However, it's a slightly better idea than mine which includes having custom branches (requiring merging and switching after each upgrade) so I will use it as well for now ;)

[toyxyz]

I solved it by putting the .bat file in another folder. Of course you need to enter the correct path.

[vladmandic]

since only two shell scripts that should not be modified are webui.bat and webui.sh, i'll change .gitignore to:

/*.bat
/*.sh
!webui.bat
!webui.sh

which means you can create any bat or sh file and they will not be touched during upgrade except those two.

[econundrum]

Personally I think it's easiest to create desktop shortcuts to webui.bat and put your command line arguments in the shortcut.

[vladmandic]

i totally agree. but some users prefer alternatives and this is easy fix for me.

[anothertal3]

I only use the batch file to activate the venv beforehand. I'm not sure if there's an easy way to achieve that with a link and command line arguments only?

[vladmandic]

That's pretty much all thar WebUI.bat/sh do nowadays, all other functionality has been moved to setup.py. Launch.py exists mainly for compatibility reasons as its used by extensions to install themselves.

[anothertal3]

Ouch, I must have been positively blind. I've recreated something which was already available.

You're right then: at least for me there's no need for batch files then :)

[lzardy]

Just adding here that all other extraneous files are also deleted. This does not include zip files or folders.
Don't be like me and get your blender, LoRA, etc things deleted.

[vladmandic]

@lzardy give me one example of such file deleted?

[lzardy]

• Folder "Extras" in root folder
• Place ".blender", ".py", ".png", ".jpg" files in it.
• Run "python launch.py --upgrade" in root folder to upgrade.
• Upon message "Upgraded to version: ...", files with extensions listed above will be deleted.

[lzardy]

Will note that AUTO111 did not do this and I recently switched to this UI expecting the same, although I understand now that your process is different.

[vladmandic]

i've added detailed notes #667 and i'm open to suggestions, but please read first as there are pros and cons.