Split package (splitpkg.exe)

2025-04-28

Builds subset packages from a master package.

splitpkg command [/?]

Option	Description
command	Specifies the command to be performed. Supported commands are split, validate, and list.
/?	Shows Help text. To show Help for a specific command, use SPLITPKG <command> /?

Option

Description

command

Specifies the command to be performed. Supported commands are split, validate, and list.

Shows Help text. To show Help for a specific command, use SPLITPKG <command> /?

split command

Splits a package created with makepkg into one or more subset packages, according to a subset XML file.

splitpkg split [/v] [/m] [/j] [/?] /f <subsetfile> /p <sourcepackage> [/s <subsetname>] /pd <destinationdir>

Option	Description
/f	Specifies a subset XML file for defining how the subset packages are to be created.
/p	Specifies the path to the source package. For producing a compilation disc, this parameter can be provided more than once.
/s	Specifies an optional subset name. This option will produce only split packages that have the specified name. Multiple /s parameters can be added.
/pd	Specifies the destination path for the created subset packages.
/v	Enables verbose output of messages to the console.
/m	Specifies the maximum allowable size for a package, in GB. Default is 49 GB. For no restriction on size, pass a value of 0 (zero).
/j	All output from the tools will also emit a JSON object.
/?	Shows this Help text.

validate command

Runs the validation steps for detecting potential issues with splitting of a package. Takes the same parameters as those taken by the splitpkg split command, with the exception of a destination path, which isn't required for validation.

splitpkg validate [options] /f <subsetfile> /p <sourcepackage> [/s <subsetname>]

list command

For the specified subset file, lists the subset package-related information as JSON objects.

splitpkg list [/v] [/?] /f <subsetfile>

Option

Description

Specifies a subset XML file for defining how the subset packages are to be created.

Enables verbose output of messages to the console.

Shows this Help text.

Package schema

The following schema is used to define how the package is to be split.

      
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<xs:schema id="Package" xmlns="" xmlns:xs="https://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata">

  <!--PACKAGE SCHEMA-->
  <xs:element name="Packages">
    <xs:complexType>
      <xs:choice minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
        <xs:element name="Package">
          <xs:complexType>
            <xs:sequence>
              <xs:element name="Include" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
                <xs:complexType>
                  <xs:attribute name="ChunkId" type="xs:string"/>
                  <xs:attribute name="Languages" type="xs:string"/>
                  <xs:attribute name="Devices" type="deviceType"/>
                  <xs:attribute name="ContentTypes" type="contentType" />
                  <xs:attribute name="Tags" type="xs:string" />
                  <xs:attribute name="Disc" type="xs:integer" />
                  <xs:attribute name="Features" type="xs:string" />
                </xs:complexType>
              </xs:element>
              <xs:element name="Exclude" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
                <xs:complexType>
                  <xs:attribute name="ChunkId" type="xs:string"/>
                  <xs:attribute name="Languages" type="xs:string"/>
                  <xs:attribute name="Devices" type="deviceType"/>
                  <xs:attribute name="ContentTypes" type="contentType" />
                  <xs:attribute name="Tags" type="xs:string" />
                  <xs:attribute name="Features" type="xs:string" />
                </xs:complexType>
              </xs:element>
            </xs:sequence>
            <xs:attribute name="Name" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
            <xs:attribute name="Description" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
            <xs:attribute name="Source" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
            <xs:attribute name="MaxDiscs" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
          </xs:complexType>
        </xs:element>
      </xs:choice>
    </xs:complexType>
  </xs:element>

  <xs:simpleType name="deviceType">
    <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
      <xs:enumeration value="Xbox-Durango"/>
      <xs:enumeration value="Xbox-Scorpio"/>
      <xs:enumeration value="Xbox-Lockhart"/>
      <xs:enumeration value="Xbox-Anaconda"/>
    </xs:restriction>
  </xs:simpleType>

  <xs:simpleType name="contentType">
    <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
      <xs:enumeration value="SinglePlayer"/>
      <xs:enumeration value="MultiPlayer"/>
    </xs:restriction>
  </xs:simpleType>

</xs:schema>

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