NAME
cpio – copy files to and from archivesSYNOPSIS
cpio {-o|–create} [-0acvABLV] [-C bytes] [-H format] [-M message] [-O [[user@]host:]archive] [-F [[user@]host:]archive] [–file=[[user@]host:]archive] [–format=format] [–message=message] [–null] [–reset-access-time] [–verbose] [–dot] [–append] [–block-size=blocks] [–dereference] [–io-size=bytes] [–quiet] [–force-local] [–rsh-command=command] [–help] [–version] < name-list [> archive]cpio {-i|–extract} [-bcdfmnrtsuvBSV] [-C bytes] [-E file] [-H format] [-M message] [-R [user][:.][group]] [-I [[user@]host:]archive] [-F [[user@]host:]archive] [–file=[[user@]host:]archive] [–make-directories] [–nonmatching] [–preserve-modification-time] [–numeric-uid-gid] [–rename] [-t|–list] [–swap-bytes] [–swap] [–dot] [–unconditional] [–verbose] [–block-size=blocks] [–swap-halfwords] [–io-size=bytes] [–pattern-file=file] [–format=format] [–owner=[user][:.][group]] [–no-preserve-owner] [–message=message] [–force-local] [–no-absolute-filenames] [–sparse] [–only-verify-crc] [–to-stdout] [–quiet] [–rsh-command=command] [–extract-over-symlinks] [–help] [–version] [pattern…] [< archive]
cpio {-p|–pass-through} [-0adlmuvLV] [-R [user][:.][group]] [–null] [–reset-access-time] [–make-directories] [–link] [–quiet] [–preserve-modification-time] [–unconditional] [–verbose] [–dot] [–dereference] [–owner=[user][:.][group]] [–no-preserve-owner] [–sparse] [–help] [–version] destination-directory < name-list
Willie has over 15 years of experience in Linux system administration and DevOps. After managing infrastructure for startups and enterprises alike, he founded Command Linux to share the practical knowledge he wished he had when starting out. He oversees content strategy and contributes guides on server management, automation, and security.