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Convert CPIO to TGZ
Online & free tool to convert CPIO files to TGZ

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CPIO

Unix CPIO Archive

CPIO is one of the numerous file archivers that were released for the UNIX operating system. It was developed as a utility to facilitate tape backups of files and file systems as single archive files with the .cpio filename extension. It made its appearance on the UNIX platform in 1979 in Version 7 of the operating system. Compression is not supported by the CPIO format by default, however archived files can later be compressed using popular compression utilities such as GZIP.
TGZ

Gzipped Tar File

The .gz filename extension refers to the GZIP file format and compression/decompression utility of the same name which was initially released in 1992. It is the extension given to files compressed using the gzip utility. Unlike other compression tools of the time, gzip was originally intended to be used as a tool to compress a single file as opposed to multiple files or entire directories compressed as a single archive. As a work around, multiple files can be archived using the TAR archive file format, then that single TAR archive would then be compressed using the GZIP format. This would give the file a filename extension of .tar.gz.

Trusted conversion quality

FreeFileConvert uses tuned encoding for CPIO to TGZ conversions, preserving clarity while trimming file size. Finished audio streams instantly across phones, tablets, desktops, and modern browsers without extra tweaks.

Seamless workflow

Upload CPIO files from desktop, tablet, or cloud storage, queue multiple jobs, and let the converter finish autonomously. Return whenever convenient to download synchronized TGZ results on any device you rely on.

Batch support for teams

Process up to 5 files sized 1000 MB per batch without splitting queues manually. Mixed-format uploads convert together, producing consistent TGZ audio with dependable progress tracking.

About CPIO

How to open CPIO files

GNU cpio
PeaZip
Ditto
Apple Archive Utility

Technical details

CPIO files are stored to disk as binary files. Meta information is also stored in binary as per the original specification. There have been revisions of the format however that used ASCII character set representation to store Meta information. The format has c…

CPIO files are stored to disk as binary files. Meta information is also stored in binary as per the original specification. There have been revisions of the format however that used ASCII character set representation to store Meta information. The format has cross compatibility with the TAR archiving format (allowing you to open TAR archives) and can even recognize different byte-order arrangement of different archiving formats. In the POSIX.1-1988 standard the cpio format has a file limitation of 8 GB.

About TGZ

How to open TGZ files

GZIP
7Zip

Technical details

The GZIP format uses the DEFLATE algorithm for compression. A file in this format consists of a 10 byte header containing the version number, timestamp, and magic number. Other blocks include optional extra header blocks, the DEFLATE payload, and a CRC-32 chec…

The GZIP format uses the DEFLATE algorithm for compression. A file in this format consists of a 10 byte header containing the version number, timestamp, and magic number. Other blocks include optional extra header blocks, the DEFLATE payload, and a CRC-32 checksum contained in an 8 byte footer.

How to convert CPIO to TGZ

STEP 1

Upload your archive file in the CPIO format from your device, Dropbox, or Google Drive.

STEP 2

Select TGZ as the output format and click Convert. Adjust optional settings if needed.

STEP 3

Download the converted archive file. Each file stays available for up to 5 downloads.

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