The following example shows how to copy all of the files in the /export/home/kryten directory to the tape in tape drive 0.
$ cd /export/home/kryten $ ls | cpio -oc > /dev/rmt/0 92 blocks $ cpio -civt < /dev/rmt/0 -rw------t 1 kryten users 400 Jul 14 09:28 2001, b drwx--x--x 2 kryten users 0 Jul 14 09:26 2001, letters -rw------t 1 kryten users 10000 Jul 14 09:26 2001, letter1 -rw------t 1 kryten users 10100 Jul 14 09:26 2001, letter2 -rw------t 1 kryten users 11100 Jul 14 09:27 2001, letter3 -rw------t 1 kryten users 12300 Jul 14 09:27 2001, letter4 drwx--x--x 2 kryten users 0 Jul 14 09:27 2001, memos -rw------t 1 kryten users 400 Jul 14 09:28 2001, memosmemoU -rw------t 1 kryten users 500 Jul 14 09:28 2001, memosmemoW -rw------t 1 kryten users 100 Jul 14 09:27 2001, memosmemoX -rw------t 1 kryten users 200 Jul 14 09:28 2001, memosmemoY -rw------t 1 kryten users 150 Jul 14 09:28 2001, memosmemoZ drwx--x--x 2 kryten users 0 Jul 14 09:24 2001, reports 92 blocks $ |