If you are just wanting to restore a single file, you can simply say:
cat <cpiofile> | cpio -id <pattern to match>
I am guessing that you want to restore the files in the directory. Thus:
cat <cpiofile> | cpio -id <directory>/*
How are you doing your backups now? In the past I've used:
find /path/to/backup | cpio -vdm /path/to/tape
Many other backup tools have appeared these days, but cpio was nice. Its features include:
- skipping bad spots on a tape
- easily backup of arbitrary listings
- better packing than tar
- ability to use multiple tapes
Cheers,
Keith
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