NAME

       cpio - copy files to and from archives

SYNOPSIS

       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

REPORTING BUGS

       Report cpio bugs to bug-cpio@gnu.org

       GNU cpio home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/>

       General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>

       Report cpio translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>

SEE ALSO

       cpio(5)

       The online copy of the documentation is available at the following address:

       http://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/manual

                                                                                          CPIO(1)