In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write:
>On 23 Dec 98 13:59:19 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Slootman) wroth:
>>
>>It means that the default output format (the "old c" format) can't
>>handle those inode numbers. Cpio uses the inode number info to restore
>>hard links when reading an archive back.
>>
>
>I read about the "old c" format in the man pages, but as far as I could tell,
>the default was a newer format, still ascii and portable, but without the
Read again:
-H FORMAT, --format=FORMAT
Use archive format FORMAT. The valid formats are
listed below; the same names are also recognized in
all-caps. The default in copy-in mode is to auto
^^^^^^^^^^^
matically detect the archive format, and in copy-
out mode is "bin". ^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Paul Slootman
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