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From: allyn@sdcsvax.UUCP (Allyn Fratkin)
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Subject: Re: Some thoughts on enhancing cpio(1)
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Date: Sun, 6-Apr-86 12:43:16 EST
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I don't see why the "-c" option isn't the default in the first place.
What advantages are there in having a binary header over an ASCII header?

ASCII headers are portable (that's the point), no byteswapping, no int/long 
size problems, and are easier to recover when cpio barfs on a bad block.

I definitely think cpio needs to recover from errors.

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 "Generally you don't see that kind of behavior in a major appliance."