source: general/sysutils/cpio.xml@ a0f03b0

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<!ENTITY cpio-download-http "http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/cpio/cpio-&cpio-version;.tar.gz">
<!ENTITY cpio-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/cpio/cpio-&cpio-version;.tar.gz">
<!ENTITY cpio-size "188 KB">
<!ENTITY cpio-buildsize "1 MB">
<!ENTITY cpio-time "0.06 SBU">

]>

<sect1 id="cpio" xreflabel="cpio-&cpio-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy: $</othername>
<date>$Date: $</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="cpio.html"?>
<title>cpio-&cpio-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>cpio</application></title>
                                                                               
                                                                               
<para>The <application>cpio</application> package contains
tools for archiving.</para>
                                                                               
<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&cpio-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&cpio-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &cpio-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required:
&cpio-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&cpio-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>
                                                                               
                                                                               
</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>cpio</application></title>
                                                                               
<para>Install <application>cpio</application> by running the following commands:
</para>
                                                                               
<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/tmp/cpio \
    --bindir=/bin &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install &amp;&amp;
rm -rf /tmp/cpio</command></userinput></screen>
                                                                               
</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>
                                                                               
<para><parameter>--libexec=/tmp/cpio</parameter>: This command installs
<command>rmt</command> to <filename class="directory">/tmp/cpio</filename> so
that it can be removed. The <command>rmt</command> executable is already
installed by the <application>tar</application> package in
<acronym>LFS</acronym>.</para>
                                                                               
<para><parameter>--bindir=/bin</parameter>: This command installs
<command>cpio</command> to <filename class="directory">/bin</filename> instead
of <filename class="directory">/usr/bin</filename> as per
<acronym>FHS</acronym> guidelines.</para>
                                                                               
</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>
                                                                               
<para>The <application>cpio</application> package contains <command>cpio
</command> and <command>mt</command>.</para>
                                                                               
</sect2>
                                                                               
<sect2><title>Description</title>
                                                                               
<sect3><title>cpio</title>
<para><command>cpio</command> copies files to and from archives.</para></sect3>                                                                               
<sect3><title>mt</title>
<para><command>mt</command> controls magnetic tape drive operations.</para></sect3>
                                                                               
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<sect3><title>rmt</title>
<para><command>rmt</command> controls remote magnetic tape drive operations.</para></sect3>
-->
                                                                               
</sect2>

</sect1>