.TH CPIO 1 \" -*- nroff -*-
.SH NAME
cpio \- copy files to and from archives
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B 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]

.B 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]
[\-\-help] [\-\-version] [pattern...] [< archive]

.B 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
.SH REPORTING BUGS
Report cpio bugs to bug-cpio@gnu.org
.PP
GNU cpio home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/>
.PP
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
.PP
Report cpio translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
.SH SEE ALSO
cpio(5)
.SH DESCRIPTION
GNU cpio is fully documented in the texinfo documentation. To access the
help from your command line, type
.PP
\fBinfo cpio
.PP
The online copy of the documentation is available at the following address:
.PP
http://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/manual