CPIO will not extract File

stress · 07-22-2004, 12:19 AM

I download this file and it is .cpio i tried extracting the file using the command "cpio -iv cpio_file" but the cursor just moves the other line and nothing happens, is there something i'm doing wrong. I've check and i do have the cpio package installed on my PC, is CPIO program the only program that is capable of opening the file, i have SUSE Pro installed.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

paulsm4 · 07-22-2004, 12:49 AM

Try this:

cpio -iv < cpio_file

'Hope that helps .. PSM

stress · 07-22-2004, 01:04 AM

Ok thanks i was missing the "<" sign but now when i run it the first time it created the folder and it was empty when i extract the file the second time it added stuff to the folder, and created subfolders which are also empty and there are a lot ot stuff with subfolders to extarct, it seems to tbe doing it stage each time i run it. Is there ah way to just extract everything at one time . Thenks for ur help