afio

File Format
Name	afio
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Archiving afio
Extension(s)	.af, .afio, .cpio
Released	1987

afio is an archiving utility, similar to cpio. It supports cpio format, as well as its own enhancements to cpio format.

Unlike cpio, it optionally supports compression. Current versions use gzip format, while old versions apparently used compress format.

Software

• afio web site