.CPIO File Extension

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Information about the file CPIO
  • Unix CPIO Archive
  • Encoded Files
  • N/A

What is the CPIO file?

The CPIO file extension can be associated with several types of files. Most often, however, a file with such an extension is associated with the Unix CPIO Archive format. CPIO files are supported by Linux, Mac OS, Windows operating systems. The CPIO file is one of the Encoded Files files, just like 236 of the other files found in our file information database.

A program that can open the CPIO file is e.g. iArchiver. However, you can also use other applications, e.g. PeaZip, IZArc, 7-Zip, Apache Commons Compress.

Programs, that can open .CPIO files

Apache Commons Compress
Windows
Gabriel Valentin Cristescu
ZipZag
Windows
Leo Kuznetsov
Zipeg
Windows
Igor Pavlov
7-Zip
Windows
Ivan Zahariev
IZArc
Windows
Giorgio Tani
PeaZip
Windows
Dag ?gren/WAHa.06x36
The Unarchiver
Mac OS
ditto
Mac OS
iArchiver
Mac OS
The Open Group
Unix
Linux
Free Software Foundation, Inc.
GNU cpio
Linux
ditto
Linux

How to open a .CPIO file?

If you have problems opening the file CPIO, then in most cases the problem is only the lack of the proper application installed. Select one of the programs from the list and install it on your device. The operating system should automatically associate the CPIO file format with the installed program. If not, right click on your CPIO file and select from the menu "Open with" . Then select the installed program and confirm the operation. Now all CPIO files should automatically open with the selected program.

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