Can you provide a hex dump of the first 128 or so bytes of the archive? Tim
> On Dec 14, 2022, at 12:40 PM, Alice Lecinski <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have a very old cpio archive written in approximately 1990. > It was most likely written on a VAX VMS (~linux) system. > This is historical data and fairly important... > > When I attempt to get the files using: > cpio -iv --no-absolute-filenames --force-local --format='bin' < FILE_001 > > I get the following output: > cpio: ecl9w2: unknown file type > ecl9w2 > cpio: g: unknown file type > g > cpio: ssss: unknown file type > ssss > cpio: t: unknown file type > t > wwww > 5480 blocks > > When I then do an 'ls', the 'wwww' file has been created. But none of the > other files: > 'ecl9w2', 'g', 't' > exist. > The 'wwww' file is ascii and readable. I know the 'ecl9w2' file is binary. > > Any suggestions? > Thank you, > Alice > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Alice Lecinski > Associate Scientist IV > High Altitude Observatory www2.hao.ucar.edu > <http://www2.hao.ucar.edu/> > > HAO is a division of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, > which is operated by the University Corporation for Atmospheric > Research under sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
