// Read, extract, create, and modify BSA/BA2 archives using AutoMod CLI.
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| name | skyrim-bsa |
| description | Read, extract, create, and modify BSA/BA2 archives using AutoMod CLI. |
| paths | **/*.bsa,**/*.ba2 |
Use the AutoMod CLI for archive work. Always use --json for output.
bash tools/automod-cli.sh archive <command> [args] --json
archive info <archive> — metadata and statsarchive list <archive> [--filter <pattern>] [--limit <n>] — list contentsarchive validate <archive> — integrity checkarchive diff <archive1> <archive2> — compare two archivesarchive status — verify BSArch tool availabilityarchive extract <archive> --output <dir> — extract all filesarchive extract-file <archive> <file> --output <dir> — extract single filearchive create <dir> --output <archive> [--game Skyrim] — create new BSAarchive add-files <archive> <dir> [--base-dir <path>] — add files to existing archivearchive remove-files <archive> --filter <pattern> — remove files by patternarchive update-file <archive> <file-path> <archive-path> — replace single filearchive replace-files <archive> <source-dir> — bulk replacearchive merge <archive1> <archive2> [...] --output <path> — merge archivesarchive optimize <archive> [--output <path>] — optimize compressionLoose files always override BSAs. Check for loose file conflicts in Data/ before assuming BSA content is what the game loads.