--- About this archive ---

This archive contains the cpio client for Dirk Stöcker's XAD system -
util/arc/xadmaster.lha and also includes the source code to this client.

--- About the client ---

To install the client, unpack this archive, then execute this command

 smake install

This client lets XAD view and extract cpio archives. Cpio is a
program like tar - it collects files into nothing but an archive.

To unpack an RPM package execute following commands

 cd dir-of-foo
 rx redhat foo.rpm

 PERMSSN    UID  GID    PACKED    SIZE  RATIO     CRC       STAMP          NAME
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
[generic]                  863    1208  71.4% -lh5- 3c4b Apr 20  2001 Cpio/Cpio
[generic]                 2065    5312  38.9% -lh5- 1f14 Apr 20  2001 Cpio/Cpio.c
[generic]                  332     528  62.9% -lh5- 4ed8 Apr  1  2001 Cpio/extheader.c
[generic]                  146     231  63.2% -lh5- f747 Apr 19  2001 Cpio/SCOPTIONS
[generic]                 1970    5603  35.2% -lh5- 6b63 Apr  1  2001 Cpio/SDI_ASM_STD_protos.h
[generic]                  646    1743  37.1% -lh5- c713 Apr  1  2001 Cpio/SDI_compiler.h
[generic]                  275     401  68.6% -lh5- f63b Apr 20  2001 Cpio/Smakefile
[generic]                  393     933  42.1% -lh5- 3c36 Apr 20  2001 Cpio/RedHat.rexx
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
 Total         8 files    6690   15959  41.9%            Oct  7  2001