In copy-out mode, cpio copies files into an archive. It reads a list of filenames, one per line, on the stan­dard input, and writes the archive onto the standard output. A typical way to generate the list of filenames is with the find command; you should give find the -depth option to minimize problems with permissions on directo­ries that are unwritable or not searchable. [from the man page] Keyword(s): backup, archive

Creates an archive or restores files from an archive 1124

A UNIX backup and restore program. Stands for copy file archives in and out. Allows device special files and raw disk partitions to be backed up.