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Old 06-25-2010, 12:01 AM   #1
iqbal mohd
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Extract cpio.gz file

Hi

I was trying to extract a file by using this command

cpio -idmvz <file.cpio.gz> but system hangs. Nothing gets extracted.

Can anybody tell me is there any other ways to extract it.
 
Old 06-25-2010, 04:18 AM   #2
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'cd /safe/to/unpack/in/directory && cat file.cpio.gz | cpio --your-args'.
 
Old 06-25-2010, 07:46 AM   #3
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try:
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# gzip -d file.cpio.gz
# cpio -idm < file.cpio
 
Old 07-16-2010, 11:16 PM   #4
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OR Try this:
gzip -dc file.cpio.gz | cpio -idm -
 
  


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