CPIO question in Solaris 7

[tekpchak]

I have backed up a system using
cpio -ov > /archive/cecdisplay

Now I want to use this cpio archive on an existing system to make it just like the one from the archive. However I dont understand the syntax. How would I get it to run?

Thanks,
Jay

 

[marrow]

This is how I installed some Oracle9204 s/w from a cpio file.

cpio –ivcdum < 9204_solaris64_release.cpio

NB the < and where data is coming from
I think this is key to your question. Takes the input for the command from the specified file rather than the keyboard

Also please read man pages on this command

i= standard i/p v = verbose c = r/w headr info
u =copy unconditionally d= create directories
m = is for time stamp

marrow