GNU cpio

general file archiver utility
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GNU cpio

Summary

GNU cpio is a file archiver[1]. It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • GNU cpio is the creator of Philip Arne Nelson[3].
  • GNU cpio's instance of is recorded as file archiver[4].
  • GNU cpio's instance of is recorded as utility software[5].
  • GNU cpio's instance of is recorded as GNU package[6].
  • GNU cpio's instance of is recorded as free software[7].
  • GNU cpio's maintained by is recorded as Sergey Poznyakoff[8].
  • GNU cpio's movement is recorded as free software movement[9].
  • GNU cpio's developer is recorded as GNU Project[10].
  • GNU cpio's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[11].
  • GNU cpio's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[12].
  • GNU cpio's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[13].
  • GNU cpio's operating system is recorded as BSD[14].
  • GNU cpio's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[15].
  • GNU cpio's software version identifier is recorded as 2.11[16].
  • GNU cpio's software version identifier is recorded as 2.12[17].
  • GNU cpio's software version identifier is recorded as 2.13[18].
  • GNU cpio's software version identifier is recorded as 2.14[19].
  • GNU cpio's software version identifier is recorded as 2.15[20].
  • GNU cpio's software version identifier is recorded as 2.10[21].
  • GNU cpio's part of is recorded as GNU Project[22].
  • GNU cpio's official website is recorded as https://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/[23].
  • GNU cpio's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][24].
  • GNU cpio's readable file format is recorded as cpio, old binary variant, little-endian encoding[25].
  • GNU cpio's readable file format is recorded as cpio, old binary variant, big-endian encoding[26].
  • GNU cpio's readable file format is recorded as cpio, portable ASCII variant[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

GNU cpio is the creator of Philip Arne Nelson[3].

Publication

GNU cpio's part of is recorded as GNU Project[22].

Subject and Themes

GNU cpio's movement is recorded as free software movement[9].

Why It Matters

GNU cpio is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . savannah.gnu.org. Retrieved . savannah.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . savannah.gnu.org. Retrieved . savannah.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . savannah.gnu.org. Retrieved . savannah.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . gnu.org. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . gnu.org. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . gnu.org. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . gnu.org. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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