==Command description==
This operation will analyze and find all filesystems in a media dump and extract the files that are contained in [[Filesystems-recognized-by-Aaru.md|supported filesystems]]

==Command usage==
<code>Aaru extract-files -d [true/false] -e [encoding] -i <dump> -o <output> -v [true/false] -x [true/false]</code> 

<code>-d, --debug=[true/false]</code> shows debug output ''(default false)''<br />
<code>-e, --encoding=[encoding]</code> sets which encoding is used by the contents of the media dump ''(default varies by filesystem)''<br />
<code>-i, --input=<dump></code> path to the media dump image<br />
<code>-o, --output=<output></code> directory where extracted file will be created. Must NOT exist.<br />
<code>-v, --verbose=[true/false]</code> shows verbose output ''(default false)''<br />
<code>-x, --xattrs=[true/false]</code> extract extended attributes if present ''(default false)''<br />

==Example==
<code>Aaru extract-files -i mydisc.cue -o contents -x -e iso8859-15</code>

==Operating system support==
{|
| FreeBSD
| Yes
|-
| macOS
| Yes
|-
| Linux
| Yes
|-
| Windows
| Yes
|}
