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The ACPI Component Architecture (ACPICA) project provides an open-source operating system-independent implementation of the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface specification (ACPI)

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Intel ACPI Component Architecture
ACPI Binary Table Extraction Utility version 20260930
Copyright (c) 2000 - 2026 Intel Corporation

Usage: acpixtract [option] <InputFile>
Options:
  -a                  Extract all tables, not just DSDT/SSDT
  -f                  Force extraction, even if there are errors
  -l                  List table summaries, do not extract
  -m                  Extract multiple DSDT/SSDTs to a single file
  -s <signature>      Extract all tables with <signature>
  -v                  Display version information
  -vd                 Display build date and time

Extract binary ACPI tables from text acpidump output
Default invocation extracts the DSDT and all SSDTs
Options (7)
OptionDescriptionSource
-aExtract all tables, not just DSDT/SSDThelp
-fForce extraction, even if there are errorshelp
-lList table summaries, do not extracthelp
-mExtract multiple DSDT/SSDTs to a single filehelp
-s signatureExtract all tables with <signature>help
-vDisplay version informationhelp
-vdDisplay build date and timehelp

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