Using cpio command to compress directory and move it












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I want to make /lib/modules compress copy and move to /opt directory.
using cpio



I try this



 cpio /lib/modules > directory.cpio | mv directory.cpio /opt









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  • any particular reason you want to use age old cpio ? (besides cpio is not a compress tool)

    – Archemar
    Jan 4 at 13:51













  • cd /lib/modules | ls | cpio -ov > directory.cpio like this

    – Top Music
    Jan 4 at 13:56











  • why not cd /lib/modules ; ls | cpio -ov > /opt/directory.cpio then ? (note the ; after cd)

    – Archemar
    Jan 4 at 13:58













  • this ? find /lib/modules > iraklsssi.cpio | cp iraklsssi.cpio /opt

    – Top Music
    Jan 4 at 14:06











  • ; is used to separate commands, while |is used to pipe previous command's output to next's input, it can also separate command, but if they produce not output, execution will halt.

    – Archemar
    Jan 4 at 14:10
















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I want to make /lib/modules compress copy and move to /opt directory.
using cpio



I try this



 cpio /lib/modules > directory.cpio | mv directory.cpio /opt









share|improve this question

























  • any particular reason you want to use age old cpio ? (besides cpio is not a compress tool)

    – Archemar
    Jan 4 at 13:51













  • cd /lib/modules | ls | cpio -ov > directory.cpio like this

    – Top Music
    Jan 4 at 13:56











  • why not cd /lib/modules ; ls | cpio -ov > /opt/directory.cpio then ? (note the ; after cd)

    – Archemar
    Jan 4 at 13:58













  • this ? find /lib/modules > iraklsssi.cpio | cp iraklsssi.cpio /opt

    – Top Music
    Jan 4 at 14:06











  • ; is used to separate commands, while |is used to pipe previous command's output to next's input, it can also separate command, but if they produce not output, execution will halt.

    – Archemar
    Jan 4 at 14:10














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I want to make /lib/modules compress copy and move to /opt directory.
using cpio



I try this



 cpio /lib/modules > directory.cpio | mv directory.cpio /opt









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I want to make /lib/modules compress copy and move to /opt directory.
using cpio



I try this



 cpio /lib/modules > directory.cpio | mv directory.cpio /opt






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  • any particular reason you want to use age old cpio ? (besides cpio is not a compress tool)

    – Archemar
    Jan 4 at 13:51













  • cd /lib/modules | ls | cpio -ov > directory.cpio like this

    – Top Music
    Jan 4 at 13:56











  • why not cd /lib/modules ; ls | cpio -ov > /opt/directory.cpio then ? (note the ; after cd)

    – Archemar
    Jan 4 at 13:58













  • this ? find /lib/modules > iraklsssi.cpio | cp iraklsssi.cpio /opt

    – Top Music
    Jan 4 at 14:06











  • ; is used to separate commands, while |is used to pipe previous command's output to next's input, it can also separate command, but if they produce not output, execution will halt.

    – Archemar
    Jan 4 at 14:10



















  • any particular reason you want to use age old cpio ? (besides cpio is not a compress tool)

    – Archemar
    Jan 4 at 13:51













  • cd /lib/modules | ls | cpio -ov > directory.cpio like this

    – Top Music
    Jan 4 at 13:56











  • why not cd /lib/modules ; ls | cpio -ov > /opt/directory.cpio then ? (note the ; after cd)

    – Archemar
    Jan 4 at 13:58













  • this ? find /lib/modules > iraklsssi.cpio | cp iraklsssi.cpio /opt

    – Top Music
    Jan 4 at 14:06











  • ; is used to separate commands, while |is used to pipe previous command's output to next's input, it can also separate command, but if they produce not output, execution will halt.

    – Archemar
    Jan 4 at 14:10

















any particular reason you want to use age old cpio ? (besides cpio is not a compress tool)

– Archemar
Jan 4 at 13:51







any particular reason you want to use age old cpio ? (besides cpio is not a compress tool)

– Archemar
Jan 4 at 13:51















cd /lib/modules | ls | cpio -ov > directory.cpio like this

– Top Music
Jan 4 at 13:56





cd /lib/modules | ls | cpio -ov > directory.cpio like this

– Top Music
Jan 4 at 13:56













why not cd /lib/modules ; ls | cpio -ov > /opt/directory.cpio then ? (note the ; after cd)

– Archemar
Jan 4 at 13:58







why not cd /lib/modules ; ls | cpio -ov > /opt/directory.cpio then ? (note the ; after cd)

– Archemar
Jan 4 at 13:58















this ? find /lib/modules > iraklsssi.cpio | cp iraklsssi.cpio /opt

– Top Music
Jan 4 at 14:06





this ? find /lib/modules > iraklsssi.cpio | cp iraklsssi.cpio /opt

– Top Music
Jan 4 at 14:06













; is used to separate commands, while |is used to pipe previous command's output to next's input, it can also separate command, but if they produce not output, execution will halt.

– Archemar
Jan 4 at 14:10





; is used to separate commands, while |is used to pipe previous command's output to next's input, it can also separate command, but if they produce not output, execution will halt.

– Archemar
Jan 4 at 14:10










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