CPIO viewer
To open a CPIO file, drop it in the box below. It opens straight away, even with no extension or the wrong one. Your browser opens it on your device: nothing is uploaded.
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Opened on this device, never uploadedDrop or paste another file at any time
What you see
| CPIO in the viewer | |
|---|---|
| Forms | newc, crc, odc and old binary |
| Open one | In the viewer, without unpacking the rest |
| Save all | Everything that can be unpacked, as one ZIP |
| Extensions | .cpio |
| Upload | None: opened on your device |
What is a CPIO file?
In short
CPIO is an old Unix archive, still inside every RPM package and Linux boot image (initramfs).
Every file inside, with its folder and size. Click one to open it right here, with the way back above it; Save keeps that one file, and Save all packs everything into a ZIP.
How to open a CPIO file
- Add your CPIO. Drop the file in the box, choose it or paste it.
- Look at it. Every file inside, with its folder and size. Click one to open it right here, with the way back above it; Save keeps that one file, and Save all packs everything into a ZIP.
- Take it further. Open in hands it, in a new tab, to File converter or Batch.
Questions
Linux initramfs images and RPM packages hold one; some backup tools write them too.
No. The viewer runs in your browser and opens the file on your device. Nothing is sent anywhere.