WIMDIR(1)

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version 1.14.5 · 4 versions
, in arch rolling, fedora 43, fedora 44, nixpkgs unstable, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 WIMDIR — like, the manual page, bestie 💖

okay so this is wimdir(1), a User Commands situation, and it's genuinely one of my faves because it's SO straightforward. come sit, I'll tell you everything 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

wimdir — list the files contained in a WIM image 👑

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

wimdir WIMFILE [IMAGE] [OPTION...]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

wimdir, or equivalently wimlib-imagex dir, lists the files and directories contained in the specified image of the Windows Imaging (WIM) archive WIMFILE. literally that's the whole job and she does it beautifully 💅

IMAGE specifies the image in WIMFILE to list. and bestie, it can be a few different things:

  • the 1-based index of an image 🔢
  • the name of an image 🏷️
  • the keyword "all" to specify all images 🌈

you can just leave IMAGE out if WIMFILE contains only one image, she'll figure it out, no cap. and if you wanna know which images are even in there, use wiminfo(1) to list the images contained in WIMFILE. iykyk ✨

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • --path=PATH — list the files under PATH instead of under the root directory. like, pick your starting point, main character energy 🚪
  • --detailed — list detailed information about each file. she's giving receipts, she's giving lore 📋
  • --one-file-only — list information about the specified file only. intended for use with both --path and --detailed. just the one file, she's being selective, periodt 💅
  • --ref="GLOB" — file glob of additional WIMs or split WIM parts to reference resources from. this option can be specified multiple times. this option is only useful when --detailed is also specified. so like, extra WIM friends can come to the party, but only if you brought --detailed too 🎟️✨

💜 NOTES 💜

wimdir supports split WIMs, but it only works on the first part of the split WIM. so sorry to the other parts, they're not getting listed today 😭

Detailed metadata such as timestamps and data streams is not shown unless the --detailed option is used. so if you're like "where are my timestamps" — bestie, you forgot the flag 🙈

🔥 EXAMPLES 🔥

list all files and directories in the first image of boot.wim:

wimdir boot.wim 1

iconic. flawless. ate. 🍓

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

wimlib-imagex(1) wiminfo(1)

go read those too, they're also serving 💖

fr fr, that's the whole page. every flag, every default, every little caveat. nothing skipped, nothing invented, we keep the facts and add the sparkle 💫

wimlib 1.14.5 · January 2026 — mwah, sending you off with the source and date, bye bestie! 🎀💖✨

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