Cpio - Revision history

Anonymoususer852: Add link to initramfs page.

2025-08-12T01:25:36Z

Add link to initramfs page.

2025-08-12T00:30:39Z

Add more notable uses of cpio especially in Linux. Add references section and star utility to software section.

2023-12-28T02:55:06Z

Change telparia.com samples link to template

2023-03-01T01:47:11Z

added more samples

2022-03-13T19:31:26Z

‎Sample files

2020-11-01T15:23:31Z

add ForensicsWiki entry link (no useful details to add)

2019-12-08T01:52:39Z

‎Software: Deark

2016-02-23T09:28:52Z

2015-04-18T20:42:26Z

displaytitle

2014-08-17T02:10:03Z

‎Examples

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 '''cpio''' is a non-compressed file archive format for [[Unix]]-style systems. It was originally intended for tape archiving, similar to the [[Tape Archive]] (tar) format.
-In [[Linux]] cpio archive can readily be found in <code>/boot</code> as filename <code>/boot/initramfs*.img</code> for kernel versions 2.6 and onwards.<ref>[[wikipedia:cpio|cpio on Wikipedia]]</ref><ref>[https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/driver-api/early-userspace/early_userspace_support.html Early userspace support - kernel documentation]</ref> Alternatively, cpio archives are used as [[RPM]] packages.
+In [[Linux]] cpio archive can readily be found in <code>/boot</code> as filename <code>/boot/[[initramfs]]*.img</code> for kernel versions 2.6 and onwards.<ref>[[wikipedia:cpio|cpio on Wikipedia]]</ref><ref>[https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/driver-api/early-userspace/early_userspace_support.html Early userspace support - kernel documentation]</ref> Alternatively, cpio archives are used as [[RPM]] packages.
 == Examples ==

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 {{DISPLAYTITLE:cpio}}
 '''cpio''' is a non-compressed file archive format for [[Unix]]-style systems. It was originally intended for tape archiving, similar to the [[Tape Archive]] (tar) format.
 == Examples ==
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 * [[Konvertor]]
 * {{Deark}}
 == Sample files ==
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 * [http://rightsock.com/~kjw/Ramblings/tar_v_cpio.html tar vs. cpio]
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20190809160054/http://www.forensicswiki.org/wiki/Cpio ForensicsWiki entry] (no useful detail)

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 == Sample files ==
 * http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/tar/tar-1.27.cpio.gz
-* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/archive/cpio/
+* {{DexvertSamples|archive/cpio}}
 * [https://www.clamav.net/downloads ClamAV Download] → [https://www.clamav.net/downloads/production/clamav-0.103.8.tar.gz 0.103.8 Source] → test/.split → split.clam.*.cpio??

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 * http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/tar/tar-1.27.cpio.gz
 * https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/archive/cpio/
 == Other links ==

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 == Sample files ==
 * http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/tar/tar-1.27.cpio.gz
 == Other links ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:23, 1 November 2020
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	* [http://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/manual/index.html GNU cpio manual]		* [http://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/manual/index.html GNU cpio manual]
	* [http://rightsock.com/~kjw/Ramblings/tar_v_cpio.html tar vs. cpio]		* [http://rightsock.com/~kjw/Ramblings/tar_v_cpio.html tar vs. cpio]
		+	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190809160054/http://www.forensicswiki.org/wiki/Cpio ForensicsWiki entry] (no useful detail)

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 == Software ==
 * [http://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/cpio.html GNU cpio]
-* [http://www.libarchive.org/ libarchive / bsdcpio]
+* [http://www.libarchive.org libarchive / bsdcpio]
 * [http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/cpio.htm cpio for Windows]
 * [[7-Zip]]
 * [[afio]]
 * [[Konvertor]]
 == Sample files ==

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 }}
 '''cpio''' is a non-compressed file archive format for [[Unix]]-style systems. It was originally intended for tape archiving, similar to the [[Tape Archive]] (tar) format.

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 To list files:
-   $ cpio -it -I examples.cpio
+   $ cpio -it -I example.cpio
 == Identification ==