Is it possible to autoload a core without autoloading a game?

Is it possible to have RetroArch autoload a core (and a config) without also autoloading a game? I want to have a RetroArch shortcut per core, so that only a core and its config would be loaded, but not a game, as I would manually select one within the GUI. When I try to launch RetroArch with an autoload core launch parameter (-L “.\cores\core.dll”) without a game directory stated, RetroArch launches and then automatically closes.

Is there any other launch parameter that allows me to do what? Thanks in advance.

edit: a kind soul on Retroarch subreddit told me to use the –menu argument, and it did the trick. I created a shortcut for each core, using -L and -c parameters to load a core and its respective config file, respectively.

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