---
name: "balxparse"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "barry-util"
version: "0.18.3-5"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/balxparse"
---

# balxparse(1)

Barry Project's program to parse firmware ALX files.

## NAME

**balxparse** - Barry Project's program to parse firmware ALX files.

## SYNOPSIS

**balxparse \[-h\]\[-i lang\]\[-d path\]\[-o file\] \[ALX files...\]**

## DESCRIPTION

**balxparse** is a tool for loading XML data from the ALX files included with BlackBerry firmware updates.  It is able to parse this data in multiple charsets / languages, as well as parsing the entire directory of ALX files.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  Display a command help summary.

- **-i lang**

  Specify the internationalization charset/language to use.  By running **balxparse** with the -h option, a list of available languages is displayed.

- **-d path**

  Specify the path to find all ALX files.

- **-o file**

  Specify an OS filename (Platform.alx) to parse, without loading application and library dependencies.

## AUTHOR

**balxparse** was initially written for the Barry project by Nicolas Vivien, with additional contributions from others over time.

## SEE ALSO

http://www.netdirect.ca/barry