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ipsw img4 extract​

Extract IMG4 components

ipsw img4 extract <IMG4> [flags]

Examples​

# Extract IM4P payload from IMG4 file
❯ ipsw img4 extract --im4p kernel.img4

# Extract manifest and restore info
❯ ipsw img4 extract --im4m --im4r kernel.img4

# Extract all components to a specific directory
❯ ipsw img4 extract --im4p --im4m --im4r --output /tmp/extracted kernel.img4

# Extract raw (compressed) IM4P data without decompression
❯ ipsw img4 extract --im4p --raw kernel.img4

Options​

  -h, --help            help for extract
  -m, --im4m            Extract IM4M manifest to path
  -p, --im4p            Extract IM4P payload to path
  -r, --im4r            Extract IM4R restore info to path
  -o, --output string   Output folder
      --raw             Extract raw IM4P data without decompression

Options inherited from parent commands​

      --color           colorize output
      --config string   config file (default is $HOME/.config/ipsw/config.yaml)
      --no-color        disable colorize output
  -V, --verbose         verbose output

SEE ALSO​

  • ipsw img4 - Parse and manipulate IMG4 files