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.
  
== Format documentation ==
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== Examples ==
* [http://people.freebsd.org/~kientzle/libarchive/man/cpio.5.txt Format information]
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To extract files, using the command line utility:
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  $ cpio -idmv -I example.cpio
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To list files:
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  $ cpio -it -I examples.cpio
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== Specifications ==
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* [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 Man page]
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* [http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?cpio cpio utility man page]
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* [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

File Format
Name Cpio
Ontology
Extension(s) .cpio
MIME Type(s) application/x-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.

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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

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