cpio
An archive format and tool that copies files into and out of archives, read from a list of names on standard input.
In more detail
The initramfs is a compressed cpio archive, and rpm2cpio turns an RPM package into one. find . | cpio -o > a.cpio creates an archive.
Related terms
- initramfs — A small temporary root filesystem, loaded into memory with the kernel, that holds the drivers and tools needed to find and mount the real root filesystem.
Taught in
- Friday's Backup, Monday's Restore: Incrementals, Images And Compressed Logs — CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-006) Exam Prep
- RPM, YUM, DNF And Zypper — LPIC-1 Linux Administrator (101-500 and 102-500) Exam Prep