cpio:  

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tar.  cpio         
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 cpio   help    ,      -
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 cpio. ,      SCSI-,  
 /dev/stO,       ,     
       :

# cd /

# tar -cf /dev/stO

    ()   /dev/stO (f).    
     cd     ,  
   .    ,  
  tar  ,    j    bzip2:

# tar -cjf /dev/stO

          find 
cpio.         / 5120
 (  512 ):

# cd /

# find . -depth | cpio -oB > /dev/stO

       /home   
.           , -
       .

# cd /

# cpio -ivmd /home/\* < /dev/stO

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