Extract cpio.gz

[oracle@db software]$ ls -lrt
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle oinstall 758433170 Jun 16  2011 10201_database_linux_x86_64.cpio.gz

Unzip the file: gunzip

[oracle@db software]$ gunzip 10201_database_linux_x86_64.cpio.gz

[oracle@db software]$ ls -lrt
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle oinstall 801603584 Jun 16  2011 10201_database_linux_x86_64.cpio
-rw-r--r-- 1 root   root     377525697 Jul  2 15:33 p6810189_10204_Linux-x86-64.zip.filepart

Extract the file: cpio -idmv <

[oracle@db software]$ cpio -idmv < 10201_database_linux_x86_64.cpio

OR


pax -rvzf *.cpio.gz  ---- also works
or
pax -rvf *.cpio  ( use z for compressed files )