GSF(1) GNOME GSF(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

gsf - archiving utility using the G Structured File library

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**gsf** \[*OPTION...*] *SUBCOMMAND* *ARCHIVE...*

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This manual page briefly documents the **gsf** command.

**gsf** is a simple archive utility, somewhat similar to [**tar**(1)](/man/os/libgsf/tar.1). It operates on files following one of the structured file formats understood by the G Structured File library, for example, Microsoft Excel(TM) files.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

## [Options](#Options)

**-?, --help**

Show help options

[**-v, --version**](#v,)

Display gsf's version

## [Subcommands](#Subcommands)

[**cat**](#cat)

Output one or more files in archive

[**dump**](#dump)

Dump one or more files in archive as formatted hexadecimal

[**help**](#help)

List subcommands

[**list**](#list)

List files in archive

[**props**](#props)

Archive list of property names

# [EXAMPLES](#EXAMPLES)

To list the content structure of a Microsoft Excel(TM) file *arrays.xls*:

gsf list arrays.xls

To dump Workbook, an individual data stream in arrays.xls:

gsf dump arrays.xls Workbook

# [AUTHORS](#AUTHORS)

**gsf**'s primary authors are Morten Welinder <terra@gnome.org> and Jody Goldberg <jody@gnome.org>.

The initial version of this manpage was written by J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) <jdassen@debian.org>.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**gnumeric**(1)](/man/os/libgsf/gnumeric.1)

The Gnumeric homepage ⟨URL: http://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric/ ⟩

The GNOME project page ⟨URL: http://www.gnome.org/ ⟩

29 November 2009 gsf

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Document: gsf(1) from libgsf 1.14.60-r2 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgsf.git