---
name: "drumstick-dumpwrk"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "drumstick"
version: "2.11.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/drumstick-dumpwrk"
---

# drumstick-dumpwrk(1)

A Drumstick command line utility for decoding WRK (Cakewalk) files.

## NAME

drumstick-dumpwrk - A Drumstick command line utility for decoding WRK (Cakewalk) files.

## SYNOPSIS

**drumstick-dumpwrk** \[options\] {FILE}

## DESCRIPTION

This program is a Drumstick example and utility program. You can use it to decode as text your WRK files created with Cakewalk or Sonar.

## ARGUMENTS

The following argument is required:

**FILE**

The name of the input WRK file.

The following arguments are optional:

**-h\|--help**

Prints a summary of the command-line options and exit.

**-v\|--version**

Prints the program version number and exit.

**--verbose**

Verbose output.

## LICENSE

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation, considering as source code any files used for the production of this manpage.

## SEE ALSO

[**drumstick-dumpsmf**(1)](/drumstick-dumpsmf/1.md), [**drumstick-dumpove**(1)](/drumstick-dumpove/1.md)

## AUTHOR

**Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas** \<plcl@users.sf.net\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2010-2024 Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas\