cpio-2.12

#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2019-02-27

### Chapter 12. System Utilities

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# cpio-2.12

## Introduction to cpio

The cpio package contains tools for archiving.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-8.4 platform.

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/cpio/cpio-2.12.tar.bz2

- Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/cpio/cpio-2.12.tar.bz2

- Download MD5 sum: 93eea9f07c0058c097891c73e4955456

- Download size: 1.2 MB

- Estimated disk space required: 18 MB (with tests and docs)

- Estimated build time: 0.3 SBU (with tests and docs)

### CPIO Dependencies

#### Optional

texlive-20180414 (or install-tl-unx)

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/cpio

## Installation of cpio

Install cpio by running the following commands:

    ./configure --prefix=/usr \
                --bindir=/bin \
                --enable-mt   \
                --with-rmt=/usr/libexec/rmt &&
    make &&
    makeinfo --html            -o doc/html      doc/cpio.texi &&
    makeinfo --html --no-split -o doc/cpio.html doc/cpio.texi &&
    makeinfo --plaintext       -o doc/cpio.txt  doc/cpio.texi

If you have texlive-20180414 installed and wish to create PDF or Postscript documentation, issue one or both of the following commands:

    make -C doc pdf &&
    make -C doc ps

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the `root` user:

    make install &&
    install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/cpio-2.12/html &&
    install -v -m644    doc/html/* \
                        /usr/share/doc/cpio-2.12/html &&
    install -v -m644    doc/cpio.{html,txt} \
                        /usr/share/doc/cpio-2.12

If you built PDF or Postscript documentation, install it by issuing the following commands as the `root` user:

    install -v -m644 doc/cpio.{pdf,ps,dvi} \
                     /usr/share/doc/cpio-2.12

## Command Explanations

`--bindir=/bin`: This parameter installs cpio to `/bin` instead of `/usr/bin` as recommended by the FHS guidelines.

`--enable-mt`: This parameter forces the building and installation of the mt program.

`--with-rmt=/usr/libexec/rmt`: This parameter inhibits building the rmt program as it is already installed by the Tar package in LFS.

## Contents

Installed Programs: cpio and mt
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/share/doc/cpio-2.12

### Short Descriptions

cpio | copies files to and from archives.
mt | controls magnetic tape drive operations.

Last updated on 2019-02-16 03:24:48 -0600

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