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To list the contents of a cpio backup, use the following
command:
cpio -itv < device
The device argument is either the name of the device where the backup is stored, or the name of the file containing the backup. The -i option defines cpio input mode, and t and v combine to display a directory listing, the output of which contains the same information as ls -l (although the format differs slightly):
$ cpio -itv <archive.cpio 100644 charles 693 Jan 29 16:20:03 1993 book.order 100644 charles 3783 Feb 01 13:36:34 1993 checkmac.out 100644 charles 16457 Jan 26 14:02:59 1993 command.eps 100644 charles 1199 Jan 29 10:36:04 1993 filesched 100644 charles 21064 Jan 26 14:03:00 1993 permis.eps 100644 charles 29954 Jan 26 14:03:01 1993 procTree.eps 100644 charles 422 Jan 28 15:17:26 1993 review.log 143 blocks