Xref: utzoo comp.sources.d:2239 comp.unix.questions:7427 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!mhres!jv From: jv@mhres.mh.nl (Johan Vromans) Newsgroups: comp.sources.d,comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: cpio/afio writing directories? Message-ID: <1909@mhres.mh.nl> Date: 5 Jun 88 13:41:21 GMT References: <23@libove.UUCP> Distribution: comp Organization: Multihouse NV, the Netherlands Lines: 23 From article <23@libove.UUCP>, by root@libove.UUCP (The Super User): > > I'm using afio (operationally very like cpio, for those who've never > seen afio; if you use cpio and don't have afio, get afio!) ... ^^^^^^^^ Where & how? > My question: How do I tell afio/cpio that > > % echo '/x /y /z' | afio -o > > means /x /y /z and all subfiles also? Use 'find' instead of echo: % find /x /y /x -print | afio -o See find(1). -- Johan Vromans | jv@mh.nl via European backbone Multihouse N.V., Gouda, the Netherlands | uucp: ..{uunet!}mcvax!mh.nl!jv "It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness"