cpio: Re-modify descriptions to match flags

- Also fixed a minor grammar error
waldyrious/alt-syntax
Agniva De Sarker 2016-09-14 22:18:01 +05:30
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# cpio
> Copies files in and out of archives.
> Supports following archive formats: binary, old ASCII, new ASCII, crc, HPUX binary, HPUX old ASCII, old tar, and POSIX.1 tar.
> Supports the following archive formats: custom binary, old ASCII, new ASCII, crc, HPUX binary, HPUX old ASCII, old tar, and POSIX.1 tar.
- Take a list of file names from standard input and copy them [o]ut to an archive in binary format:
- Take a list of file names from standard input and add them [o]nto an archive in binary format:
`echo "{{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}" | cpio -o > {{archive.cpio}}`
- Copy [o]ut all files and folders in a directory to an archive, in [v]erbose mode:
- Copy all files and folders in a directory and add them [o]nto an archive, in [v]erbose mode:
`find {{path/to/directory}} | cpio -ov > {{archive.cpio}}`
- Copy [i]n all files from an archive, generating [d]irectories where needed, in [v]erbose mode:
- P[i]ck all files from an archive, generating [d]irectories where needed, in [v]erbose mode:
`cpio -idv < {{archive.cpio}}`