NAME

       binwalk - tool for searching binary images for embedded files and executable code

SYNOPSIS

       binwalk [OPTIONS] [FILE1] [FILE2] [FILE3] ...

DESCRIPTION

       Binwalk v2.3.2+dcb1403 Craig Heffner, ReFirmLabs https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk

   Signature Scan Options:
       -B, --signature
              Scan target file(s) for common file signatures

       -R, --raw=<str>
              Scan target file(s) for the specified sequence of bytes

       -A, --opcodes
              Scan target file(s) for common executable opcode signatures

       -m, --magic=<file>
              Specify a custom magic file to use

       -b, --dumb
              Disable smart signature keywords

       -I, --invalid
              Show results marked as invalid

       -x, --exclude=<str>
              Exclude results that match <str>

       -y, --include=<str>
              Only show results that match <str>

   Extraction Options:
       -e, --extract
              Automatically extract known file types

       -D, --dd=<type[:ext[:cmd]]>
              Extract  <type> signatures (regular expression), give the files an extension of <ext>, and execute
              <cmd>

       -M, --matryoshka
              Recursively scan extracted files

       -d, --depth=<int>
              Limit matryoshka recursion depth (default: 8 levels deep)

       -C, --directory=<str>
              Extract files/folders to a custom directory (default: current working directory)

       -j, --size=<int>
              Limit the size of each extracted file

       -n, --count=<int>
              Limit the number of extracted files

       -r, --rm
              Delete carved files after extraction

       -z, --carve
              Carve data from files, but don't execute extraction utilities

       -V, --subdirs
              Extract into sub-directories named by the offset

   Entropy Options:
       -E, --entropy
              Calculate file entropy

       -F, --fast
              Use faster, but less detailed, entropy analysis

       -J, --save
              Save plot as a PNG

       -Q, --nlegend
              Omit the legend from the entropy plot graph

       -N, --nplot
              Do not generate an entropy plot graph

       -H, --high=<float>
              Set the rising edge entropy trigger threshold (default: 0.95)

       -L, --low=<float>
              Set the falling edge entropy trigger threshold (default: 0.85)

   Binary Diffing Options:
       -W, --hexdump
              Perform a hexdump / diff of a file or files

       -G, --green
              Only show lines containing bytes that are the same among all files

       -i, --red
              Only show lines containing bytes that are different among all files

       -U, --blue
              Only show lines containing bytes that are different among some files

       -u, --similar
              Only display lines that are the same between all files

       -w, --terse
              Diff all files, but only display a hex dump of the first file

   Raw Compression Options:
       -X, --deflate
              Scan for raw deflate compression streams

       -Z, --lzma
              Scan for raw LZMA compression streams

       -P, --partial
              Perform a superficial, but faster, scan

       -S, --stop
              Stop after the first result

   General Options:
       -l, --length=<int>
              Number of bytes to scan

       -o, --offset=<int>
              Start scan at this file offset

       -O, --base=<int>
              Add a base address to all printed offsets

       -K, --block=<int>
              Set file block size

       -g, --swap=<int>
              Reverse every n bytes before scanning

       -f, --log=<file>
              Log results to file

       -c, --csv
              Log results to file in CSV format

       -t, --term
              Format output to fit the terminal window

       -q, --quiet
              Suppress output to stdout

       -v, --verbose
              Enable verbose output

       -h, --help
              Show help output

       -a, --finclude=<str>
              Only scan files whose names match this regex

       -p, --fexclude=<str>
              Do not scan files whose names match this regex

       -s, --status=<int>
              Enable the status server on the specified port

binwalk 2.3.2                                    September 2021                                       BINWALK(1)