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diff --git a/gnu/packages/cpio.scm b/gnu/packages/cpio.scm index 43d5a1e623..e9d9bd5adf 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/cpio.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/cpio.scm @@ -39,14 +39,9 @@ (home-page "https://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/") (synopsis "Manage cpio and tar file archives") (description - "GNU Cpio copies files into or out of a cpio or tar archive. The -archive can be another file on the disk, a magnetic tape, or a pipe. - -GNU Cpio supports the following archive formats: binary, old ASCII, new -ASCII, crc, HPUX binary, HPUX old ASCII, old tar, and POSIX.1 tar. The -tar format is provided for compatability with the tar program. By -default, cpio creates binary format archives, for compatibility with -older cpio programs. When extracting from archives, cpio automatically -recognizes which kind of archive it is reading and can read archives -created on machines with a different byte-order.") + "Cpio copies files into or out of cpio or tar archives. In fact, many +formats are supported, including legacy formats. The format is determined +automatically by the program and is handled appropriately. Furthermore, the +location of the archive is not important. It can be another file on the +drive, a tape, or data on a pipe.") (license gpl3+))) |