---
name: "msidump"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "msitools"
version: "0.106+repack-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/msidump"
---

# msidump(1)

dump the tables and streams contained in Windows Installer packages

## NAME

msidump - dump the tables and streams contained in Windows Installer packages

## SYNOPSIS

**msidump** \[\<*option*\> \[\<*option*\> ...\]\] \<*MSI file*\>

## DESCRIPTION

**msidump** dumps the tables and streams contained in Windows Installer packages (.MSI files).

## OPTIONS

- **-t**, **--tables**

  Dump the tables. This is the default.

- **-s**, **--streams**

  Dump the streams.

- **-S**, **--signature**

  Dump the signature, parsed as ASN.1.

- **-d**, **--directory** \<*directory*\>

  Dump to the given *directory*.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print a help message and exit.

- **-v**, **--version**

  Print version information and exit.

More than one of **-t**, **-s** or **-S** may be specified.

## AUTHORS

**msidump** was written by Marc-André Lureau for Red Hat, Inc. This manual page was adapted from the program usage information by Stephen Kitt \<skitt@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). It was last modified for **msidump** version 0.93.