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cpio

List of commands for cpio:

  • cpio:tldr:6e70e cpio: P[i]ck all files from an archive, generating [d]irectories where needed, in [v]erbose mode.
    $ cpio -idv < ${archive-cpio}
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  • cpio:tldr:7e278 cpio: Copy all files and directories in a directory and add them [o]nto an archive, in [v]erbose mode.
    $ find ${path-to-directory} | cpio -ov > ${archive-cpio}
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  • cpio:tldr:cd79b cpio: Take a list of file names from standard input and add them [o]nto an archive in cpio's binary format.
    $ echo "${file1} ${file2} ${file3}" | cpio -o > ${archive-cpio}
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