cpio -ivcBdm Restored directories have different date than the originals

[Chad Brackmann_1]

cpio -ivcBdm Restored directories have different date than the originals.

Is there a way to make cpio create directories that have the same modification date as the original?

If not would tar or pax offer this capability?

-- Chad

[Thierry Poels_1]

Hi,

I go for the easy solution : tar preserves dates etc.

regards,
Thierry.

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Chad,

the directories restored through cpio will have the new dates. It is not possible to retain the old dates. not with the default cpio. Maybe cpio utils avalable from opensource may help you with that.

I believe tar offres this facility.

Hope this helps.

Regds

[Steven E. Protter]

the m command line switch which is being used is supposed to preserve modification times.

I would check the patch database for a new cpio. This functionality should work. Your other command line options may not be compatible with m but nothing sticks out obviously.

SEP

[Chad Brackmann_1]

I will become a tar kind-of-guy.
Thanks.

-- Chad