The properties file is an important file that exists so that ZPE has an idea of how to run. ZPE will install a properties file upon install in the user's home directory assuming that one does not already exist.
To find the exact location of the properties file, run the -h ZAC with the config argument. The output should look something like below:
Console
Creating directory /var/www/jb/zpe/. No properties file found. Setting to defaults. ZPE Programming Environment (ZPE) 1.13.9 build 295 (September 2025) ZPE CLI version 1.8.1 (YASS 25.5, ZEN 20X, LAME X2), Zenith Parsing Engine version 1.5, copyright (c) Jamie Balfour 2011 - 2025 Current maximum memory allocated to ZPE is 477MB. Executable path: /zpe Information and contributions can be found at: https://www.jamiebalfour.scot/projects/zpe/ Creating directory /var/www/jb/zpe/. No properties file found. Setting to defaults. /var/www/jb/zpe/zpe.properties All set properties:
From this output, it is clear what each of the properties are for the engine, and changing them is as simple as opening the properties file in a text editor and modifying the key and value pairs.
