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Copy-pass mode
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   In copy-pass mode, cpio copies files from one directory tree to
another, combining the copy-out and copy-in steps without actually
using an archive.  It reads the list of files to copy from the standard
input; the directory into which it will copy them is given as a
non-option argument.  Note: Options.

     cpio {-p|--pass-through} [-0adlmuvLV] [-R [user][:.][group]]
     [--null] [--reset-access-time] [--make-directories] [--link]
     [--preserve-modification-time] [--unconditional] [--verbose]
     [--verbose-skip] [--dot] [--dereference] [--owner=[user][:.][group]]
     [--sparse] [--no-preserve-owner] [--help] [--version]
     destination-directory < name-list