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# Nintendo Switch Tool (NSTool) ![DeviceTag](https://img.shields.io/badge/Device-SWITCH-e60012.svg)
General purpose reading/extraction tool for Nintendo Switch file formats.
## Supported File Formats
* Meta (.npdm)
* PartitionFS (and Sha256PartitionFS) (includes raw .nsp)
* RomFS
* NX GameCard Image (.xci)
* Nintendo Content Archive (.nca)
* Content Metadata (.cnmt)
* Nintendo Shared Object (`NSO0`) (.nso)
* Nintendo Relocatable Object (`NRO0`) (.nro)
* Initial Program Bundle (`INI1`) (.ini)
* Initial Program (`KIP1`) (.kip)
* Nintendo Application Control Property (.nacp)
* ES Certificate (.cert)
* ES Ticket (v2 only) (.tik)
# Usage
```
Usage: nstool [options... ] <file>
General Options:
-d, --dev Use devkit keyset.
-k, --keyset Specify keyset file.
-t, --type Specify input file type. [xci, pfs, romfs, nca, meta, cnmt, nso, nro, ini, kip, nacp, aset, cert, tik]
-y, --verify Verify file.
Output Options:
--showkeys Show keys generated.
--showlayout Show layout metadata.
-v, --verbose Verbose output.
PFS0/HFS0 (PartitionFs), RomFs, NSP (Nintendo Submission Package)
nstool [--listfs] [--fsdir [<virtual path>] <out path>] <file>
--listfs Print file system.
-x, --fsdir Extract file system to directory.
XCI (GameCard Image)
nstool [--listfs] [--fsdir [<virtual path>] <out path>] [--update <dir> --logo <dir> --normal <dir> --secure <dir>] <.xci file>
--listfs Print file system.
-x, --fsdir Extract file system to directory.
--update Extract "update" partition to directory. (Alias for "-x /update <out path>")
--logo Extract "logo" partition to directory. (Alias for "-x /logo <out path>")
--normal Extract "normal" partition to directory. (Alias for "-x /normal <out path>")
--secure Extract "secure" partition to directory. (Alias for "-x /secure <out path>")
NCA (Nintendo Content Archive)
nstool [--listfs] [--bodykey <key> --titlekey <key>] [--fsdir [<virtual path>] <out path>] [--part0 <dir> ...] <.nca file>
--listfs Print file system.
-x, --fsdir Extract file system to directory.
--titlekey Specify title key extracted from ticket.
--tik Specify ticket to source title key.
--cert Specify certificate chain to verify ticket.
--part0 Extract "partition 0" to directory. (Alias for "-x /0 <out path>")
--part1 Extract "partition 1" to directory. (Alias for "-x /1 <out path>")
--part2 Extract "partition 2" to directory. (Alias for "-x /2 <out path>")
--part3 Extract "partition 3" to directory. (Alias for "-x /3 <out path>")
NSO (Nintendo Shared Object), NRO (Nintendo Relocatable Object)
nstool [--listapi --listsym] [--insttype <inst. type>] <file>
--listapi Print SDK API List.
--listsym Print Code Symbols.
--insttype Specify instruction type [64bit|32bit] (64bit is assumed).
INI (Initial Program Bundle)
nstool [--kipdir <dir>] <file>
--kipdir Extract embedded Inital Programs to directory.
ASET (Homebrew Asset Blob)
nstool [--listfs] [--icon <file> --nacp <file> --fsdir <dir>] <file>
--listfs Print filesystem in embedded RomFS partition.
--icon Extract icon partition to file.
--nacp Extract NACP partition to file.
-x, --fsdir Extract RomFS partition to directory.
```
# External Keys
NSTool doesn't embed any keys that are copyright protected. However keys can be imported via various keyset files.
See [SWITCH_KEYS.md](/SWITCH_KEYS.md) for more info.
# Building
See [BUILDING.md](/BUILDING.md).