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)