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CPIO (CoPy In/Out)
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     cpio -itv < /dev/fd0        # Read directory of cpio archive in A:
     find foo1 foo2 -print | cpio -ov < /dev/fd0
                                 # Write foo1/foo2 to A:
                                 # foo1/foo2 can be entire directory trees
     cpio -idumv < /dev/fd0      # extract entire CPIO archive in drive A:

   Note: blocks reported are in 512-byte units (due to UNIX System V
heritage).  Cpio is not a file system.  Only low-level format (fdformat
or superformat (Note: superformat) needed.