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1. create (output) mode

find dir | cpio -ov -H ustar > foo.cpio

2. extract (input) mode

list content:

cpio -itv -H ustar < foo.cpio

extract:

cpio -idv -H ustar < foo.cpio

-d        create dir as needed
-E file   filename that contains a list of file, each a line

3. copy dir, pass mode

cpio -pdmv dest-dir < name-list
find src-dir | cpio -pdmv dest-dir   # create dest-dir/src-dir
cd src-dir; find . | cpio -pmdv dest-dir

-m    preserve mtime