Re: truncated inode numbers in cpio

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: >On 23 Dec 98 13:59:19 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Slootman) wroth: >> >>It means that the default output format (the "old c" format) can't >>handle those inode numbers. Cpio uses the inode number info to restore >>hard links when reading an archive back.

Re: truncated inode numbers in cpio

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: >When creating a cpio archive, cpio sometimes gives the message "inode nuber >truncated". > >Do I need to be concerned about this? It means that the default output format (the "old c" format) can't handle those inode numbers. Cpio uses the inode number inf