cpio: Copy-pass mode
3.3 Copy-pass mode
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In copy-pass mode, cpio copies files from one directory tree to another,
combining the copy-out and copy-in steps without actually using an
archive. It reads the list of files to copy from the standard input;
the directory into which it will copy them is given as a non-option
argument.
This mode is requested by the '-p' ('--pass-through') command line
option.
The following options are valid in copy-out mode:
'-0'
'--null'
Filenames in the list are delimited by ASCII null characters
instead of newlines.
'-a'
'--reset-access-time'
Reset the access times of files after reading them.
'-b'
'--swap'
Swap both halfwords of words and bytes of halfwords in the data.
Equivalent to '-sS'.
'--block-size=BLOCK-SIZE'
Sets the I/O block size to BLOCK-SIZE * 512 bytes.
'-B'
Set the I/O block size to 5120 bytes.
'-c'
Identical to "-H newc", use the new (SVR4) portable format.
If you wish the old portable (ASCII) archive format, use "-H odc" instead.
'-C NUMBER'
'--io-size=NUMBER'
Set the I/O block size to the given NUMBER of bytes.
'-d'
'--make-directories'
Create leading directories where needed.
'--device-independent'
'--reproducible'
Create reproducible archives. This is equivalent to
'--ignore-devno --renumber-inodes'.
'-D DIR'
'--directory=DIR'
Change to directory DIR
'-E FILE'
'--pattern-file=FILE'
Read additional patterns specifying filenames to extract or list
from FILE.
'-f'
'--nonmatching'
Only copy files that do not match any of the given patterns.
'-F [[USER@]HOST:]ARCHIVE-FILE'
'-O [[USER@]HOST:]ARCHIVE-FILE'
'--file=[[USER@]HOST:]ARCHIVE-FILE'
Use the supplied ARCHIVE-FILE instead of standard input. Optional
USER and HOST specify the user and host names in case of a remote
archive.
'--force-local'
Treat the archive file as local, even if its name contains colons.
'-H FORMAT'
'--format=FORMAT'
Use given archive format. 
format, for a list of available
formats.
'--ignore-devno'
Store 0 in the device number field of each archive member, instead
of the actual device number.
'-l'
'--link'
Link files instead of copying them, when possible.
'-L'
'--dereference'
Dereference symbolic links (copy the files that they point to
instead of copying the links).
'-m'
'--preserve-modification-time'
Retain previous file modification times when creating files.
'-M STRING'
'--message=STRING'
Print STRING when the end of a volume of the backup media is
reached.
'-n'
'--numeric-uid-gid'
In the verbose table of contents listing, show numeric UID and GID
values.
'--no-preserve-owner'
Do not change the ownership of the files.
'--only-verify-crc'
When reading a CRC format archive, only verify the CRC's of each
file in the archive, don't actually extract the files
'--quiet'
Do not print the number of blocks copied.
'--rsh-command=COMMAND'
Use COMMAND instead of 'rsh' to access remote archives.
'-r'
'--rename'
Interactively rename files
'--renumber-inodes'
Renumber inodes when storing them in the archive.
'-R'
'--owner=[USER][:.][GROUP]'
Set the ownership of all files created to the specified USER and/or
GROUP. owner.
'-s'
'--swap-bytes'
Swap the bytes of each halfword in the files
'--sparse'
Write files with large blocks of zeros as sparse files.
'-S'
'--swap-halfwords'
Swap the halfwords of each word (4 bytes) in the files
'--to-stdout'
Extract files to standard output.
'-u'
'--unconditional'
Replace all files unconditionally.
'-v'
'--verbose'
Verbosely list the files processed.
'-V'
'--dot'
Print a '.' for each file processed.
'-W'
'--warning=FLAG'
Control warning display. Argument is one of 'none', 'truncate',
'no-truncate' or 'all'. warning, for a detailed discussion
of these.
Info Catalog
cpio: Copy-in mode
cpio: Invoking cpio
cpio: Options