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From: keithe@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Keith Ericson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: MKS cp/cpio (was Re: MKS correct phone nr)
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Date: 27 Feb 89 22:29:06 GMT
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Reply-To: keithe@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Keith Ericson)
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In article <24488@amdcad.AMD.COM> phil@diablo.AMD.COM (Phil Ngai) writes:
>In article <3495@sdsu.UUCP> vinge@sdsu.UCSD.EDU (Vernor Vinge) writes:
>Why would anyone want to buy the MKS product when their "cp" does not
>understand "-r"? YUCK!
>
(Hi, Phil!)

Well, the first reason that jumped to mind is because their cpio (1) can use
(1) LWZ (or is it LZW - I can never remember!) compression and (2) understands
multiple-media (i.e., multiple floppy disks) archives with nary a wimper.

Sure, maybe cp -r makes life easier; but the functionality is there with
the find/cpio anyway...

kEITH (but it's beginning to cost too much) eRICSON