[lug] cpio

[The Matt]

On Tue, 2003-04-08 at 15:35, Robert wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-04-07 at 20:38, Bear Giles wrote:
> > Robert wrote:
> > > I'm using this syntax:
> > > 
> > > find -name $TARGET -print | cpio -oAO $ARCHIVE_FILE
> > > 
> > > I thought the syntax was correct, but apparently not, as I receive this
> > > error"
> > > 
> > > "cpio: premature end of file"
> > 
> > You need to either use
> > 
> >   find ... -print0 | cpio -oA0 ...
> > 
> > or
> > 
> >   find ... -print | cpio -oA ...
> > 
> > The former is preferred since it will handle files with embedded 
> > spaces.
> > 
> > Bear
> 
>   I tried both, the first results in the same error, the second brings
> up the MAN cpio page, indicating incorrect syntax.

Well, just to let you know, I can't seem to do this without using a > or
>> operator and just -o.

If I might ask, though, can you use other archivers?  I do this often
with pax.  This:

find -name 'molpro*' -depth | pax -w -x bcpio -f molpro.pax

works quite well and builds a cpio archive (well a "byte-swapped cpio
archive", pax seems to support 3 or 4 cpio standards).
-- 
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  The Matt -- http://ucsub.colorado.edu/~thompsma/
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