How Do I Unzip a Cpio File in Linux?
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How extract CPIO file in Linux?

  1. Copy-out Mode: Copy files named in name-list to the archive. Syntax: cpio -o < name-list > archive.
  2. Copy-in Mode: Extract files from the archive. Syntax: cpio -i < archive.
  3. Copy-pass Mode: Copy files named in name-list to destination-directory. Syntax: cpio -p destination-directory < name-list.

What is CPIO archive in Linux?

Description. GNU cpio is a tool for creating and extracting archives, or copying files from one place to another. It handles many cpio formats and reading and writing tar files. The following archive formats are supported: binary, old ASCII, new ASCII, CRC, HP-UX binary, HP-UX old ASCII, old tar, and POSIX.

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