diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
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+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Python Debugger: Current File with Arguments",
+            "type": "debugpy",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${file}",
+            "console": "integratedTerminal",
+            "args": "${command:pickArgs}"
+        }
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/error.py b/error.py
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+""" Package specific exceptions. """
+
+
+class Ai1wmError(Exception):
+    """ Exceptions raised from this package. """
+    pass
diff --git a/header.py b/header.py
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+++ b/header.py
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+""" Parses ai1wm file header. """
+
+import collections
+import struct
+from error import Ai1wmError
+from tools import b__, s__
+
+
+class Ai1wmHeader(tuple):
+    """ Parses an `All-in-One WP Migration` header. """
+
+    SIZE = 4377
+    EOF = b'\x00' * SIZE
+
+    _Location = collections.namedtuple('_Location', ['offset', 'size'])
+    _LOC_NAME = _Location(0, 255)       # File name
+    _LOC_SIZE = _Location(255, 14)      # File size
+    _LOC_TIME = _Location(269, 12)      # Last modified time
+    _LOC_PATH = _Location(281, 4096)    # File path
+
+    def __new__(cls, path=None, name=None, size=None, time=None):
+        """ Returns a new instance of the object. """
+
+        if path or name or size or time:
+            if not isinstance(path, str) or path == '':
+                raise ValueError('<path> must be a nonempty string')
+            if not isinstance(name, str) or name == '':
+                raise ValueError('<name> must be a nonempty string')
+            if not isinstance(size, int) or size < 0:
+                raise ValueError('<size> must be a non-negative integer')
+            if not isinstance(time, int) or time < 0:
+                raise ValueError('<time> must be a non-negative integer')
+
+        return super(Ai1wmHeader, cls).__new__(cls, [path, name, size, time])
+
+    @classmethod
+    def unpack(cls, header):
+        """ Unpacks a binary header. """
+
+        if len(header) != cls.SIZE:
+            raise Ai1wmError('invalid header size')
+
+        if header == cls.EOF:
+            return cls()
+
+        return cls(
+            path=s__(cls.__extract_field(header, cls._LOC_PATH)),
+            name=s__(cls.__extract_field(header, cls._LOC_NAME)),
+            size=cls.__extract_int(header, cls._LOC_SIZE),
+            time=cls.__extract_int(header, cls._LOC_TIME),
+        )
+
+    def pack(self):
+        """ Packs to a binary header. """
+
+        attributes, formats, locations = [], '', [
+            ('name', self._LOC_NAME),
+            ('size', self._LOC_SIZE),
+            ('time', self._LOC_TIME),
+            ('path', self._LOC_PATH),
+        ]
+
+        for name, location in locations:
+            attribute = b__(getattr(self, name))
+            if len(attribute) > location.size:
+                raise Ai1wmError('{} is too long to pack: {}'.format(name, getattr(self, name)))
+            attributes.append(attribute)
+            formats += '{}s'.format(location.size)
+
+        return struct.pack(formats, *attributes)
+
+    @property
+    def path(self):
+        """ Path of the file. """
+
+        return self[0]
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        """ Name of the file. """
+
+        return self[1]
+
+    @property
+    def size(self):
+        """ Size of the file. """
+
+        return self[2]
+
+    @property
+    def time(self):
+        """ Time of the file. """
+
+        return self[3]
+
+    @property
+    def eof(self):
+        """ Indicates if this is an EOF header. """
+
+        return not any(self)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def __extract_field(cls, header, location):
+        """ Extracts a header field. """
+
+        try:
+            field = struct.unpack_from('{}s'.format(location.size), header, offset=location.offset)[0]
+        except struct.error as e:
+            raise Ai1wmError('error extracting a header field, error: {}'.format(e))
+
+        return field.rstrip(b'\x00')
+
+    @classmethod
+    def __extract_int(cls, header, location):
+        """ Extracts an integral header field. """
+
+        try:
+            return int(cls.__extract_field(header, location))
+        except ValueError:
+            raise Ai1wmError('invalid header field')
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
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+++ b/main.py
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+import argparse
+import os
+import sys
+import unpacker
+from error import Ai1wmError
+
+'''
+check file for proper format
+extract info file
+gather details
+extract files to new folder with permissions
+'''
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    """ Entry of the ai1wm program. """
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog='ai1wm', description='Pack/Unpack All-in-One WP Migration Packages')
+    parser.add_argument('source', help='source path')
+    parser.add_argument('target', help='target path')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    try:
+        if os.path.isfile(args.source):
+            unpacker.Ai1wmUnpacker(args.target).unpack(args.source)
+    except Ai1wmError as e:
+        print(e)
+        sys.exit(-1)
+
+    sys.exit(0)
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diff --git a/tools.py b/tools.py
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+import sys
+
+
+def s__(obj):
+    """
+    Converts an object to str format.
+    :rtype: str
+    """
+
+    if isinstance(obj, str):
+        return obj
+    v = sys.version_info[0]
+    if v == 2:
+        if isinstance(obj, unicode):
+            return obj.encode('utf-8')
+    elif v == 3:
+        if isinstance(obj, bytes):
+            return obj.decode('utf-8')
+    return str(obj)
+
+
+def b__(obj):
+    """
+    Converts an object to bytes format.
+    :rtype: bytes
+    """
+
+    v = sys.version_info[0]
+    if v == 2:
+        return s__(obj)
+
+    if isinstance(obj, bytes):
+        return obj
+    if not isinstance(obj, str):
+        obj = str(obj)
+    return obj.encode('utf-8')
diff --git a/unpacker.py b/unpacker.py
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+""" Unpacks an `All-in-One WP Migration` package. """
+
+import errno
+import os
+from error import Ai1wmError
+from header import Ai1wmHeader
+from tools import s__
+
+
+class Ai1wmUnpacker(object):
+    """ Unpacks an `All-in-One WP Migration` package. """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def __make_dirs(path, mode=0o777):
+        """ A simple wrapper of os.makedirs(), which does not raise exception if the leaf directory already exists. """
+
+        try:
+            os.makedirs(path, mode=mode)
+        except OSError as e:
+            if e.errno != errno.EEXIST:
+                raise Ai1wmError('error creating a directory: {}, error: {}'.format(path, e))
+        return path
+
+    @classmethod
+    def __extract_file(cls, stream, path, size):
+        """ Extracts a file from the input stream. """
+
+        block_size = 0x4000
+
+        with open(path, 'wb') as f:
+            while size > 0:
+                if block_size > size:
+                    block_size = size
+                block = stream.read(block_size)
+                if len(block) != block_size:
+                    raise Ai1wmError('error extracting a file: {}, error: bad file size'.format(path))
+                f.write(block)
+                size -= len(block)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def __unpack(cls, stream, target):
+        """ Unpacks a package. """
+
+        while True:
+            header = Ai1wmHeader.unpack(stream.read(Ai1wmHeader.SIZE))
+            if header.eof:
+                break
+
+            path = os.path.join(target, header.path)
+            cls.__make_dirs(path)
+
+            path = os.path.join(path, header.name)
+            cls.__extract_file(stream, path, header.size)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def unpack(cls, source, target):
+        """ Unpacks a package. """
+
+        source, target = s__(os.path.realpath(source)), s__(os.path.realpath(target))
+        try:
+            with open(source, 'rb') as f:
+                cls.__unpack(f, target)
+        except Exception as ex:
+            raise Ai1wmError('error unpacking a file: {}, error: {}'.format(source, ex))
+        return target