How to extract a single file from a cpio archive?
I have a cpio archive with lots of files and I need to extract only one file, not all. With tar I could just use tar -xf archive.tar path/to/file, but that does not work with cpio:
cpio -i < archive.cpio path/to/file
bash: path/to/file: No such file or directory
Does anyone know how to extract just a single file from a cpio archive?
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I have a cpio archive with lots of files and I need to extract only one file, not all. With tar I could just use tar -xf archive.tar path/to/file, but that does not work with cpio:
cpio -i < archive.cpio path/to/file
bash: path/to/file: No such file or directory
Does anyone know how to extract just a single file from a cpio archive?
backup archive cpio
asked Mar 2 at 8:42
chevallierchevallier
9931525
add a comment |
I have a cpio archive with lots of files and I need to extract only one file, not all. With tar I could just use tar -xf archive.tar path/to/file, but that does not work with cpio:
cpio -i < archive.cpio path/to/file
bash: path/to/file: No such file or directory
Does anyone know how to extract just a single file from a cpio archive?
backup archive cpio
asked Mar 2 at 8:42
chevallierchevallier
9931525
I have a cpio archive with lots of files and I need to extract only one file, not all. With tar I could just use tar -xf archive.tar path/to/file, but that does not work with cpio:
cpio -i < archive.cpio path/to/file
bash: path/to/file: No such file or directory
Does anyone know how to extract just a single file from a cpio archive?
backup archive cpio
backup archive cpio
asked Mar 2 at 8:42
chevallierchevallier
9931525
asked Mar 2 at 8:42
chevallierchevallier
9931525
edited Mar 2 at 8:53
chevallier
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You should use the -d option to let cpio create the leading directories (path/to) if they don't exist:
cpio -id < archive.cpio path/to/file
Also, bsdtar (the regular tar on FreeBSD) knows how to extract cpio archives, whether compressed or not.
answered Mar 2 at 10:21
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You should use the -d option to let cpio create the leading directories (path/to) if they don't exist:
cpio -id < archive.cpio path/to/file
Also, bsdtar (the regular tar on FreeBSD) knows how to extract cpio archives, whether compressed or not.
answered Mar 2 at 10:21
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You should use the -d option to let cpio create the leading directories (path/to) if they don't exist:
cpio -id < archive.cpio path/to/file
Also, bsdtar (the regular tar on FreeBSD) knows how to extract cpio archives, whether compressed or not.
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You should use the -d option to let cpio create the leading directories (path/to) if they don't exist:
cpio -id < archive.cpio path/to/file
Also, bsdtar (the regular tar on FreeBSD) knows how to extract cpio archives, whether compressed or not.
answered Mar 2 at 10:21
Uncle BillyUncle Billy
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You should use the -d option to let cpio create the leading directories (path/to) if they don't exist:
cpio -id < archive.cpio path/to/file
Also, bsdtar (the regular tar on FreeBSD) knows how to extract cpio archives, whether compressed or not.
answered Mar 2 at 10:21
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