Cpio
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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. | '''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 == |
| − | * [http://people.freebsd.org/~kientzle/libarchive/man/cpio.5.txt | + | To extract files, using the command line utility: |
| + | $ cpio -idmv -I example.cpio | ||
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| + | To list files: | ||
| + | $ cpio -it -I examples.cpio | ||
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| + | == Specifications == | ||
| + | * [http://people.freebsd.org/~kientzle/libarchive/man/cpio.5.txt cpio format man page] | ||
== Software == | == Software == | ||
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== Other links == | == Other links == | ||
* [[Wikipedia:cpio|Wikipedia article]] | * [[Wikipedia:cpio|Wikipedia article]] | ||
| − | * [http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?cpio | + | * [http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?cpio cpio utility man page] |
| + | * [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] | ||
Revision as of 00:41, 7 January 2014
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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Examples
To extract files, using the command line utility:
$ cpio -idmv -I example.cpio
To list files:
$ cpio -it -I examples.cpio
