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name: "Publisher"
type: topic
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Publisher
revid: 364246
updated: 2024-05-06T09:38:18Z
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# Publisher

#### Basic information

**Author:** Bohemia Interactive

**Compatibility:** Arma 3

**Download:** [Part of Arma 3 Tools package on Steam](http://store.steampowered.com/app/233800/)

#### Description

**Description:**

Publisher is a content publishing tool created by Bohemia Interactive.
The purpose of this tool is to publish whole Mods onto [Steam Workshop](http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/browse/?appid=107410) to be used with the game.

**Notes:** Running Publisher with -pbo parameter containing non-existent PBO could cause it is crash to desktop

#### Usage

**Line call:** Publisher.exe

#### Licenses

**Licensing:** Bohemia Interactive End User License Agreement

**See also:** [Addon Builder](../topics/Addon_Builder.md), [A3 Launcher](../topics/A3_Launcher.md), [Publisher, user manual](../topics/Arma_3~3A_Publisher.md)

#### Command Line Interface

##### Command

```
PublisherCmd update /id:<workshop id> {/changeNote:<change note>|/changeNoteFile:<path to a text file>} /path:<folder with mod content> [/nologo] [/nosummary]
```

##### Options

/id - Id of the workshop item to update (required).
/changeNote - Text describing the update (required).
/changeNoteFile - Path to a file with change note (required).
/path - Path to the folder with new mod content (required).
/nologo - Suppresses display of the sign-on banner.
/nosummary - Suppresses display of the parameter summary.

##### Return code

Zero means the operation has completed successfully, non-zero value means something went wrong. Please consult the documentation for the error codes.

0: Success.
0x0001: Unknown command.
0x0002: Invalid parameters.
0x0003: Change note is not set and change note file is empty.
0x0004: Change note file can't be accessed.
0x0010: Unable to initialize Steam API (generic error).
0x0011: Steam client is not running.
0x0012: Steam client is offline.
0x0013: Steam API initialization failed.
0x0100: Generic publishing error.
0x0101: Details about Workshop item can't be retrieved.
0x0102: Workshop item doesn't have the MOD tag.
0x0103: Content validation has failed, the content is not a valid mod.
0x02XX: Steam Error 0xXX.
0xFFFF: Fatal failure.

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — Publisher](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Publisher) (revision 364246).</sub>