What command would you type to use the cpio to create a backup called backup.cpio of all the users' home directories?

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What command would you type to use the cpio to create a backup called backup.cpio of all the users' home directories?

find /home | cpio -o > backup.cpio

The find command is used to create a list of the files and directories contained in home. This list is then piped to the cpio utility as a list of files to include and the output is saved to a file called backup.cpio.

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