BINWALK(1)

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

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

DESCRIPTION
Binwalk v2.1.1 Craig Heffner, http://www.binwalk.org

  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, 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

  Entropy Analysis 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

-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