1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/archival/cpio.c b/archival/cpio.c
index 94303389e..d84f6937d 100644
--- a/archival/cpio.c
+++ b/archival/cpio.c
@@ -418,7 +418,8 @@ int cpio_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                 if (argv[0] == NULL)
                         bb_show_usage();
                 if (opt & OPT_CREATE_LEADING_DIR)
-                        mkdir(argv[0], 0777);
+                        /* GNU cpio 2.13: "cpio -d -p a/b/c" works */
+                        bb_make_directory(argv[0], -1, FILEUTILS_RECUR);
                 /* Crude existence check:
                  * close(xopen(argv[0], O_RDONLY | O_DIRECTORY));
                  * We can also xopen, fstat, IS_DIR, later fchdir.
@@ -428,6 +429,11 @@ int cpio_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                  * a diffrerent problem earlier.
                  * This is good enough for now.
                  */
+//FIXME: GNU cpio -d -p DIR does not immediately create DIR -
+//it just prepends "DIR/" to the names of files to be created.
+//The first file (fails to) be copied, and then the -d logic
+//triggers and creates all necessary directories.
+//IOW: bare "cpio -d -p DIR" + ^C shouldn't create anything.
 #if !BB_MMU
                 pp.rd = 3;
                 pp.wr = 4;