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cpio:tldr:7e278
This command is primarily used in UNIX-like operating systems and is used to create a cpio archive file of a directory.
Here is a breakdown of the command:
-
find ${path-to-directory}
: This part uses thefind
command to locate all files and directories within the specified${path-to-directory}
. It recursively lists all the contents present within the directory.${path-to-directory}
should be replaced with the actual path to the directory. -
|
: This symbol is a pipe operator that connects the output of the previous command (find
) as input to the next command (cpio
). -
cpio -ov
: This command creates a cpio archive. The-o
flag stands for "create" mode, and the-v
flag stands for "verbose" mode. It means that the cpio command will create an archive in verbose mode, meaning it will display information about the files being archived. -
>
: This symbol is a redirection operator that sends the output of the command to the file specified next. -
${archive-cpio}
: This should be replaced with the desired name and path of the cpio archive file that will be created. The>
operator will redirect the cpio output to this specified file.
In summary, this command finds all the files and directories within the given ${path-to-directory}
, creates a cpio archive of them, and saves the archive to the specified ${archive-cpio}
file.