cpio pattern to extract subdirs (DU 3.2c)

From: Andrew L. Weston <andreww_at_adacel.com.au>
Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 17:23:02 +1000 (EST)

Hi all,

For our backups we use find and cpio as follows:
find projects users -depth -print | cpio -ocvB -O /dev/rmt0h

In the past I have only needed to restore a single directory contents
however I now need to restore some specific projects (not all). The
commands I have used have been:

cpio -icBmuvd -I/dev/rmt0h projects/abc/\* projects/oots/\*

(I have also tried using double quotes instead of the back slash).

All that is restored is the contents of projects/abc and projects/oots
but not any of the subdirectories below this.

I looked at the man page and noted a quote on -m which mentions that it
cannot be used when copying directories. I have assumed that this
refers to cpio -p.

I am using a TK87 tape drive on an alpha 3000 M500 running OSF/1 (DU)
3.2c.

Does anyone have a solution as to what pattern I should define to
restore the entire contents (including subdirectories and contents) of
these directories?

Thank you,

Andrew Weston
(Network Adminstrator)

 Note: Any comments I may make are not necessarily those of my employer.
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