.CPIO File Extension
- Category: Encoded Files
- Format: Binary
What are .CPIO files and how to open them?
Can't open .CPIO file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .CPIO file.
What is a .CPIO file extension?
.CPIO file extension has been classified as Encoded Files. The format of .CPIO file is Binary
.CPIO is Unix CPIO Archive
File archive created in the Unix CPIO (Copy In, Copy Out) format, an uncompressed file container format used for grouping files together; similar to a .TAR archive and can be compressed into a .CPGZ file using Gzip compression.
The "ditto" BSD utility can be used to create and extract CPIO files. For example, ditto -c creates a CPIO archive. The Java Commons Compress API can also be used for creating and extracting CPIO archives.
List of all softwares that can open the Unix CPIO Archive
Windows | File Viewer Plus | PeaZip | Apache Commons Compress | |
Mac | Apple Archive Utility | Incredible Bee Archiver | Apache Commons Compress | ditto | The Unarchiver | |
Linux | GNU cpio | ditto | Apache Commons Compress | |