[Ilugc] How to use cpio command

  • From: raamanp@xxxxxxxxxxx (pandarinathan raman)
  • Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 05:43:34 +0100 (BST)

Hi,

 cpio -i < cpiofile
or
  cpio -i --file=cpiofile

if you want to interactively rename files  
   cpio -ir <cpiofile

Specific files
   cpio -i filename <cpiofile  
use ' ' for substitutions like * , ? around filename

To just list contents
  
    cpio -t <cpiofile

Raman
--- "P.S. Manohar" <psmanohar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi All,

I got a file which is in cpio format.  Can anyone
tell me how to extract and
use this files.  I gone through the man pages of
cpio, but i got confused.
Any ideas, Syntax are welcome.

Thanks in advance

Manohar

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