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From: sullivan@vsi.UUCP (Michael T Sullivan)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: How can I read a cpio archive with absolute pathnames?
Summary: Simpler idea
Message-ID: <656@vsi.UUCP>
Date: 12 May 88 14:55:25 GMT
References: <407@vsi.UUCP> <4019@cup.portal.com> <434@vsi.UUCP> <4400@b-tech.UUCP> <5506@chinet.UUCP>
Organization: V-Systems, Inc. -- Santa Ana, CA
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In article <5506@chinet.UUCP>, randy@chinet.UUCP (Randy Suess) writes:
> In article <5232@cup.portal.com> itkin@cup.portal.com writes:
> ]>
> ]>There is a comp.sources program called fixcpio that fixes damaged cpio 
> ]How about keeping it simple?  Use 'chroot' to specify a new root directory
> ]relative to something you like and then move/rename the file once it's there.
> 	be in.  Chroot is not a nice command.
> 	Seems Jon's idea is simpler.

Jon's idea was much simpler.  I got fixcpio, made a few quick mods,
and it does just what we want it to do.  Quick and easy, how nice.

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