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#cpio -idmv < filename.cpio after executing, it will extract all contents from the archive. thanks. melvin On Thu, 2002-12-19 at 09:46, Marvin Pascual wrote: > Hello all, > > I downloaded a file with an extension of .cpio.gz. So what I did was to > extract first the gunzip by: > > $ gunzip -d filename.cpio.gz > > Now, the result was already "filename.cpio" file. As far as I > understand the CPIO command, the right command to extract .cpio files > should be: > > # cpio -idmv filename.cpio > > My problem is, I don't know if it's running/working correctly because it > seems that it's hanging(?). I execute that command at around 9:01AM > today and until now it's already 9:45AM and it's still hanging(?). > > I also checked my top command for that process and I got this result: > > PID USER PRI NI SIZE RSS SHARE STAT %CPU %MEM TIME COMMAND > 5682 root 9 0 336 336 276 S 0.0 0.2 0:00 cpio > > BTW, the filesize of this file is 553239173. > > Any advice? > > Thanks. > > --- > MARVIN T. PASCUAL > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel. No. (+632) 9252053 > Mobile No. +639193141254 > Yahoo! ID: bintut > > _ > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
