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.\"	@(#)cpio_format.5	5.2 (Berkeley) 3/29/88
.\"
.TH CPIO 5 "March 29, 1988"
.UC 7
.SH NAME
cpio - format of cpio archive
.SH DESCRIPTION
The header structure, when the -c option of cpio(1) is not used, is:
.sp 1
.nf
	struct {
		short	h_magic,
				h_dev;
		ushort	h_ino,
				h_mode,
				h_uid,
				h_gid;
		short	h_nlink,
				h_rdev,
				h_mtime[2],
				h_namesize,
				h_filesize[2];
		char	h_name[h_namesize rounded to word];
	} Hdr;
.sp 2
When the -c option is used, the header information is described by:
.sp
	sscanf(Chdr,"%6o%6o%6o%6o%6o%6o%6o%6o%11lo%6o%11lo%s",
		&Hdr.h_magic, &Hdr.h_dev, &Hdr.h_ino, &Hdr.h_mode,
		&Hdr.h_uid, &Hdr.h_gid, &Hdr.h_nlink, &Hdr.h_rdev,
		&Longtime, &Hdr.h_namesize,&Longfile,Hdr.h_name);
.fi
.sp
Longtime and Longfile are equivalent to Hdr.h_mtime and
Hdr.h_filesize, respectively.  The contents of each file are
recorded in an element of the array of varying lenght
structures, archive, together with other items describing
the file.  Every instance of h_magic contains the constant
070707 (octal).  The itimes h_dev through h_mtime have
meanings explained in stat(2).  The length of the null-
terminated path name H_name, icluding the null byte, is
given by h_namesize.
.sp
The last record of the archive always contains the name
TRAILER!!!.  Special files, directories, and the trailer are
recorded with H_filesize equal to zero.
.SH SEE ALSO
cpio(1), find(1), stat(2)

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