xtract(C)                       19 June 1992                       xtract(C)


 Name

    xtract - extract a file from a cpio archive and stop.

 Syntax

    extract cpiooptions pattern archive

 Description

    xtract is used to extract a single file from a cpio archive.  Unlike
    using cpio directly, this allows for the quick extraction of a single
    file without reading the entire archive.  The extraction is performed
    using the -iv options.

 See also

    cpio(C)

 Standards conformance

    xtract is conformant with:

    AT&T SVID Issue 2.