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+.\" This file and its contents are supplied under the terms of the
+.\" Common Development and Distribution License ("CDDL"), version 1.0.
+.\" You may only use this file in accordance with the terms of version
+.\" 1.0 of the CDDL.
+.\"
+.\" A full copy of the text of the CDDL should have accompanied this
+.\" source. A copy of the CDDL is also available via the Internet at
+.\" http://www.illumos.org/license/CDDL.
+.\"
+.\"
+.\" Copyright 2016 Joyent, Inc.
+.\"
+.Dd Aug 2, 2016
+.Dt ACPIXTRACT 1M
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm acpixtract
+.Nd extract binary ACPI tables from a dump file
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm
+.Op Fl ahlmv
+.Op Fl s Ar signature
+.Ar file
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Nm
+utility extracts the binary data from a dump of the system's Advanced
+Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) tables. The dump is usually obtained
+via the
+.Xr acpidump 1M
+command. The resulting binary file(s) are represented in the ACPI
+.Sy ASL
+assembly language. For each table extracted, a corresponding
+.Em table.dat
+file will be created.
+.Sh OPTIONS
+The following options are supported:
+.Bl -tag -width Ds
+.It Fl a
+Extract all of the tables found. By default only the
+.Sy DSDT
+and
+.Sy SSDT
+tables will be extracted.
+.It Fl h
+Display the usage message and exit.
+.It Fl l
+List tables only, do not extract.
+.It Fl m
+Make a single file for all of the
+.Sy DSDT
+and
+.Sy SSDT
+tables.
+.It Fl s Ar signature
+Get the table with the specified signature.
+.It Fl v
+Print the version.
+.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr acpidump 1M