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From: krowitz%richter@UMIX.CC.UMICH.EDU (David Krowitz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re:  SR10 - CPIO-bug ?!?
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Date: 6 Jul 90 13:12:09 GMT
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You've got yourself a real problem ... CPIO, like all other *real* Unix programs,
only understands one file type -- UNSTRUCT. There is no method for a standard Unix
program to save and/or restore a file's object type (REC, UASC, OBJ, COFF, you name
it). Only Apollo-specific programs such as WBAK/RBAK, or Apollo modified programs
such as the "tar -A" option can handle non-Unix file types. If Mentor's application
programs are creating non-Unix files, don't expect Unix applications (like CPIO, 
standard TAR, etc) to handle them.


 -- David Krowitz

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