cpio
Copies files in and out of archives. Supports the following archive formats: cpio's custom binary, old ASCII, new ASCII, crc, HPUX binary, HPUX old ASCII, old tar, and POSIX.1 tar.
Install
- All systems
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curl cmd.cat/cpio.sh
- Debian
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apt-get install cpio
- Ubuntu
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apt-get install cpio
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Alpine
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apk add cpio
- Arch Linux
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pacman -S cpio
- Kali Linux
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apt-get install cpio
- CentOS
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yum install cpio
- Fedora
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dnf install cpio
- Raspbian
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apt-get install cpio
Copies files in and out of archives. Supports the following archive formats: cpio's custom binary, old ASCII, new ASCII, crc, HPUX binary, HPUX old ASCII, old tar, and POSIX.1 tar.
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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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Copy all files and folders 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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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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