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'''cpio''' is a non-compressed file archive format for [[Unix]]-style systems. It was originally intended for tape archiving, similar to the [[Tape Archive]] (tar) format.
 
'''cpio''' is a non-compressed file archive format for [[Unix]]-style systems. It was originally intended for tape archiving, similar to the [[Tape Archive]] (tar) format.
  
 
== Format documentation ==
 
== Format documentation ==
 
* [http://people.freebsd.org/~kientzle/libarchive/man/cpio.5.txt Format information]
 
* [http://people.freebsd.org/~kientzle/libarchive/man/cpio.5.txt Format information]
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== Software ==
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* [http://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/cpio.html GNU cpio]
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* [http://www.libarchive.org/ libarchive / bsdcpio]
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* [http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/cpio.htm cpio for Windows]
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* [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip]
  
 
== Other links ==
 
== Other links ==
 
* [[Wikipedia:cpio|Wikipedia article]]
 
* [[Wikipedia:cpio|Wikipedia article]]
 
* [http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?cpio Man page]
 
* [http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?cpio Man page]
* [http://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/cpio.html GNU cpio]
 
 
* [http://rightsock.com/~kjw/Ramblings/tar_v_cpio.html tar vs. cpio]
 
* [http://rightsock.com/~kjw/Ramblings/tar_v_cpio.html tar vs. cpio]
* [http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/cpio.htm cpio for Windows]
 

Revision as of 14:17, 15 December 2013

File Format
Name Cpio
Ontology
Extension(s) .cpio
MIME Type(s) application/x-cpio

cpio is a non-compressed file archive format for Unix-style systems. It was originally intended for tape archiving, similar to the Tape Archive (tar) format.

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