cpio -i losing data if b parameter not used

From: Sandels, Mark <Mark.sandels_at_orh.nhs.uk>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 09:56:26 +0100

Hi Managers,
  I have been using cpio -i without the b parameter (swap byes and half
words). The man pages states that it is possible to lose data if this
parameter is not used. Has anyone any experience
of losing data when not specifying the b parameter?

Regards

Mark Sandels
Systems Developer
Oxon Acute Health Informatics Service (OAHIS)
Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust
Tel: (01865) (2)22879
Email: mark.sandels_at_orh.nhs.uk
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