### TACTTool list file format examples

Source: https://github.com/wowdev/tactsharp/blob/main/README.md

Valid lines for a list file used with TACTTool's list mode. Each line can specify a mode (install, ckey, ekey, or filename) and optionally an output filename; lines without a mode default to filename mode.

```text
install;WoW.exe
install;Wow.exe;Wow-but-I-wanted-to-rename-it.exe
WoW.exe
Wow.exe;Wow-maybe-this-name-is-better.exe
ckey;7fa7faa0fdece01a838af3c4005f7f69
ckey;7fa7faa0fdece01a838af3c4005f7f69;BattlePetAbilityEffect.db2
ekey;00b797ea435427185f33466495855656
ekey;00b797ea435427185f33466495855656;SomeFile.bytes
801575;DBFilesClient/BattlePetAbilityEffect.db2
801575;BattlePetAbilityEffect.db2
```

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### TACTTool CLI help and options

Source: https://github.com/wowdev/tactsharp/blob/main/README.md

Command-line help output for TACTTool, showing all available options and their defaults. Use this to understand the CLI flags for extraction, including mode selection, input/output paths, and optional WoW installation or CDN folders.

```text
Description:
  TACTTool - Extraction tool using the TACTSharp library

Usage:
  TACTTool [options]

Options:
  -b, --buildconfig <buildconfig>  Build config to load (hex or file on disk)
  -c, --cdnconfig <cdnconfig>      CDN config to load (hex or file on disk)
  -p, --product <product>          TACT product to load [default: wow]
  -r, --region <region>            Region to use for patch service/build selection/CDNs [default: us]
  -l, --locale <locale>            Locale to use for file retrieval [default: enUS]
  -m, --mode <mode>                Input mode: list, ekey (or ehash), ckey (or chash), id (or fdid), name (or filename)
  -i, --inputvalue <inputvalue>    Input value for extraction
  -o, --output <output>            Output path for extracted files, folder for list mode (defaults to 'extract'
                                   folder), output filename for other input modes (defaults to input value as filename)
  -d, --basedir <basedir>          WoW installation folder to use as source for build info and read-only file cache (if
                                   available)
  -cd, --cdndir <cdndir>           CDN folder to use as read-only file cache (if available)
  --cdns <cdns>                    Additional CDN hostnames to use, separated by commas (only specify hostnames)
  --version                        Show version information
  -?, -h, --help                   Show help and usage information
```

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### Extract by filename with TACTTool

Source: https://github.com/wowdev/tactsharp/blob/main/README.md

Extract files from the install manifest by filename using the name mode. The first extracts Wow.exe from Retail WoW to ./Wow.exe; the second uses -p wowt to extract WowT.exe from WoW PTR.

```bash
TACTTool -m name -i Wow.exe
```

```bash
TACTTool -p wowt -m name -i WowT.exe
```

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### Extract by FileDataID with TACTTool

Source: https://github.com/wowdev/tactsharp/blob/main/README.md

Extract a specific FileDataID from Retail WoW using the fdid mode. The first command outputs to ./53188; the second uses -o to specify an output filename.

```bash
TACTTool -m fdid -i 53188
```

```bash
TACTTool -m fdid -i 53188 -o "warrior terrace.mp3"
```

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### Extract by CKey with TACTTool

Source: https://github.com/wowdev/tactsharp/blob/main/README.md

Extract files by CKey using the ckey mode. The first command outputs to ./7fa7faa0fdece01a838af3c4005f7f69; the second uses -o to rename the output file.

```bash
TACTTool -m ckey -i 7fa7faa0fdece01a838af3c4005f7f69
```

```bash
TACTTool -m ckey -i 7fa7faa0fdece01a838af3c4005f7f69 -o BattlePetAbilityEffect.db2
```

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### Extract from a list file with TACTTool

Source: https://github.com/wowdev/tactsharp/blob/main/README.md

Extract multiple files from a list file using the list mode. The first command outputs to the extract folder in the current directory; the second uses -o to specify an output folder.

```bash
TACTTool -m list -i pathtolist.txt
```

```bash
TACTTool -m list -i pathtolist.txt -o D:/myoutput
```