Input file
008
- Full Name: Compressed File From A Multi-volume Archive (part 8)
- Developer: Igor Pavlov
Output file
CPIO
- Full Name: Unix CPIO Archive Format
- Developer: N/A
What is 008 file?
[ ⏩ ] 008 file extension
What is CPIO file?
The CPIO file extension is associated with the UNIX CPIO Archive format. It is used to store a large amount of data in as few files as possible, reducing the space occupied by the data. The CPIO file format features the ability to store multiple files within one CPIO Archive, including directories. It also supports special types of files, such as, hard links and symbolic links. [ ⏩ ] CPIO file extension
Software, that you can use to convert
How to convert the file from 008 to CPIO?
To successfully convert the 008 file to CPIO, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.008). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case CPIO (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than CPIO).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. 008 to CPIO. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting 008 files to CPIO files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension CPIO, while before this step we had the 008 file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new CPIO file, or not.