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

# msiextract(1)

extract the files contained in Windows Installer packages

## NAME

msiextract - extract the files contained in Windows Installer packages

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

**msiextract** extracts the files contained in Windows Installer packages (.MSI files).

## OPTIONS

- **-C**, **--directory** \<*directory*\>

  Extract to the given *directory*.

- **-l**, **--list**

  List the files only.

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

  Print a help message and exit.

- **--version**

  Print version information and exit.

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

## AUTHORS

**msiextract** 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 **msiextract** version 0.93.