---
name: "zimdump"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "zim-tools"
version: "3.5.0-1.2+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/zimdump"
---

# zimdump(1)

dump a ZIM file

## NAME

zimdump - dump a ZIM file

## SYNOPSIS

**zimdump** \[options\] zimfile

## DESCRIPTION

- zimfile

  The ZIM file to dump

- **-F**

  print fileinfo

- **-N** NS

  print info about namespace

- **-i**

  print info about articles

- **-d**

  print data of articles

- **-p**

  print page

- **-f** TITLE

  find article

- **-u** URL

  find article by url

- **-t**

  sort (and find) articles by title instead of url

- **-l**

  list articles

- **-L**

  list articles as table

- **-o** INDEX

  locate article by index

- **-x**

  print extra parameters

- **-n** NS

  specify namespace (default 'A')

- **-D** DIR

  dump all files into directory

- **-s**

  Use symlink to dump html redirect. Else create HTML redirect file.

- **-v**

  verbose (print uncompressed length of articles when **-i** is set, print namespaces with counts with **-F**)

- **-V**

  print the software version number

- **-Z**

  dump index data

- **-C**

  verify checksum