The CPIO Utility - Linux
You'll receive a crash course on the CPIO utility.
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Topics of this game:
- Which of these is a common Linux backup utility and has features similar to tar?
- A common Linux backup utility is cpio which stands for _________.
- By default, when archiving, the cpio utility uses what type of path names?
- When using the cpio utility, what option doesn't append files to an existing archive?
- When using the cpio utility, it's possible to change the default block size from 512 bits to 5 kilobytes, which improves speeds when transferring information. What option is used to make the change?
- When using the cpio utility, which option uses a storage format (SVR4) that is widely recognized across different versions of cpio on both Linux and UNIX systems?
- When using the cpio utility, which option isn't used to make directories as needed during the extraction process?
- By default, the cpio utility uses absolute path names. Which of these can be used to force the program to store file names using relative path names?
- When using the cpio utility, which option overwrites any existing files during extraction without prompting the user for confirmation?
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