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From: mr@homxb.UUCP (mark)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.microport
Subject: Re: What is cpiopc ?
Keywords: cpio is not a real backup program
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Date: 2 Nov 88 19:05:21 GMT
References: <178@celerity.UUCP> <12433@steinmetz.ge.com> <77@usl-pc.usl.edu> <18913@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU>
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In article <18913@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU>, wlr@beach.cis.ufl.edu (William Ricker) writes:
# This is a microport question.  Does any body know what /bin/cpiopc is? 
# 
# $ cpiopc
# Usage: cpiopc -o[acvBwxyz0..5] <name-list [>collection]
#        cpiopc -i[cdmrtuvfBKwxyz0..5] [-n user] [pattern ...] [<collection]
# 
# Obviously a cpio type utility. There does not seem to be any documentation.

There is documentation. It is a cpio which can use multiple floppy
disks, like the distribution software from microport. On output it
prompts for a new disk at the end of each disk. At input it asks for
the next disk number XX.

# I presume the corresponding flags are the same as cpio. But what are the
# K, w, x, y, z, 0..5 flags? Can this utility write to dos disks ?
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mark
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