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Cpio

cpio is a general file archiver utility and its associated file format. It is primarily installed on Unix-like computer operating systems. The software utility was originally intended as a tape archiving program as part of the Programmer's Workbench (PWB/UNIX), and has been a component of virtually every Unix operating system released thereafter. Its…

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Version 7 Unix
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Overview

File archiverFile formatUnix-likeSoftware utilityPWB/UNIX
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Operation and archive format

GzipFindGlobbing/etc/fstabCopies files
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POSIX standardization

POSIX
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Developer
AT&T Bell Laboratories
License
GNU cpio: GPLv3 libarchive bsdcpio: New BSD License
Operating system
Unix and Unix-like
Original author
Dick Haight
Release
1977; 49 years ago (1977)
Type
Command

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Cpio

Nodes32
Edges31
Triples45
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.0625
Components1

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Cpio

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related to External links · 14
Cpio → Bell Labs' Unixcpio, Debian General Commands Manual, Edition, FreeBSD General Commands Manualcpio, GNUcpio, OpenBSD General Commands Manualcpio, Solaris, Specification, Specifications Issue, The Open Group Base, The Single UNIX, User Commands Reference Manualcpio, Utilities, Version
related to POSIX standardization · 5
Cpio → For, GB, GNU, POSIX, The
related to Implementations · 4
Cpio → BSD-licensedbsdcpioprovided, FreeBSD, GNU, Most Linux
related to Archive creation · 3
Cpio → By, The, When
related to Copy · 3
Cpio → In, It, This
related to Extraction · 3
Cpio → Command, During, Flag
related to history · 3
Cpio → Programmer's Workbench, Unix, Version
related to List · 2
Cpio → List, The
Developer · 1
Cpio → AT&T Bell Laboratories
License · 1
Cpio → GNU cpio: GPLv3 libarchive bsdcpio: New BSD License

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file archive utility format files standard version posix unix operation pax use command system operating flag archiving list line names

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CpioDeveloperAT&T Bell Laboratories1.00infobox
CpioLicenseGNU cpio: GPLv3 libarchive bsdcpio: New BSD License1.00infobox
CpioOperating systemUnix and Unix-like1.00infobox
CpioOriginal authorDick Haight1.00infobox
CpioRelease1977; 49 years ago (1977)1.00infobox
CpioTypeCommand1.00infobox
Cpiois ageneral file archiver utility and its associated file format0.90text
Cpiorelated to Archive creationWhen0.60section
Cpiorelated to Archive creationThe0.60section
Cpiorelated to Archive creationBy0.60section
Cpiorelated to CopyIt0.60section
Cpiorelated to CopyThis0.60section

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