diff --git a/archival/cpio.c b/archival/cpio.c
index 2919ff8..bf442d7 100644
--- a/archival/cpio.c
+++ b/archival/cpio.c
@@ -14,18 +14,6 @@
 #include "libbb.h"
 #include "unarchive.h"
 
-enum {
-	CPIO_OPT_EXTRACT            = (1 << 0),
-	CPIO_OPT_TEST               = (1 << 1),
-	CPIO_OPT_UNCONDITIONAL      = (1 << 2),
-	CPIO_OPT_VERBOSE            = (1 << 3),
-	CPIO_OPT_FILE               = (1 << 4),
-	CPIO_OPT_CREATE_LEADING_DIR = (1 << 5),
-	CPIO_OPT_PRESERVE_MTIME     = (1 << 6),
-	CPIO_OPT_CREATE             = (1 << 7),
-	CPIO_OPT_FORMAT             = (1 << 8),
-};
-
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_CPIO_O
 static off_t cpio_pad4(off_t size)
 {
@@ -190,21 +178,108 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+/* GNU cpio (GNU cpio) 2.9 help (abridged):
+
+ Main operation mode:
+  -i, --extract              Extract files from an archive
+  -o, --create               Create the archive
+  -p, --pass-through         Copy-pass mode (was ist das?!)
+  -t, --list                 List the archive
+
+ Operation modifiers valid in any mode:
+      --block-size=SIZE      I/O block size = SIZE * 512 bytes
+  -B                         I/O block size = 5120 bytes
+  -c                         Use the old portable (ASCII) archive format
+  -C, --io-size=NUMBER       I/O block size to the given NUMBER bytes
+  -f, --nonmatching          Only copy files that do not match given pattern
+  -F, --file=FILE            Use FILE instead of standard input or output
+  -H, --format=FORMAT        Use given archive FORMAT
+  -M, --message=STRING       Print STRING when the end of a volume of the
+                             backup media is reached
+  -n, --numeric-uid-gid      If -v, show numeric UID and GID
+      --quiet                Do not print the number of blocks copied
+      --rsh-command=COMMAND  Use remote COMMAND instead of rsh
+  -v, --verbose              Verbosely list the files processed
+  -V, --dot                  Print a "." for each file processed
+  -W, --warning=FLAG         Control warning display: 'none','truncate','all';
+                             multiple options accumulate
+
+ Operation modifiers valid only in --extract mode:
+  -b, --swap                 Swap both halfwords of words and bytes of
+                             halfwords in the data (equivalent to -sS)
+  -r, --rename               Interactively rename files
+  -s, --swap-bytes           Swap the bytes of each halfword in the files
+  -S, --swap-halfwords       Swap the halfwords of each word (4 bytes)
+      --to-stdout            Extract files to standard output
+  -E, --pattern-file=FILE    Read additional patterns specifying filenames to
+                             extract or list from FILE
+      --only-verify-crc      Verify CRC's, don't actually extract the files
+
+ Operation modifiers valid only in --create mode:
+  -A, --append               Append to an existing archive
+  -O FILE                    File to use instead of standard output
+
+ Operation modifiers valid only in --pass-through mode:
+  -l, --link                 Link files instead of copying them, when possible
+
+ Operation modifiers valid in --extract and --create modes:
+      --absolute-filenames   Do not strip file system prefix components from
+                             the file names
+      --no-absolute-filenames Create all files relative to the current dir
+
+ Operation modifiers valid in --create and --pass-through modes:
+  -0, --null                 A list of filenames is terminated by a NUL
+  -a, --reset-access-time    Reset the access times of files after reading them
+  -I FILE                    File to use instead of standard input
+  -L, --dereference          Dereference symbolic links (copy  the files
+                             that they point to instead of copying the links)
+  -R, --owner=[USER][:.][GROUP] Set owner of created files
+
+ Operation modifiers valid in --extract and --pass-through modes:
+  -d, --make-directories     Create leading directories where needed
+  -m, --preserve-modification-time
+                             Retain previous file modification times when
+                             creating files
+      --no-preserve-owner    Do not change the ownership of the files
+      --sparse               Write files with blocks of zeros as sparse files
+  -u, --unconditional        Replace all files unconditionally
+ */
+
 int cpio_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
-int cpio_main(int argc ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, char **argv)
+int cpio_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 {
 	archive_handle_t *archive_handle;
 	char *cpio_filename;
-#if ENABLE_FEATURE_CPIO_O
-	const char *cpio_fmt = "";
-#endif
+	USE_FEATURE_CPIO_O(const char *cpio_fmt = "";)
 	unsigned opt;
+	enum {
+		CPIO_OPT_EXTRACT            = (1 << 0),
+		CPIO_OPT_TEST               = (1 << 1),
+		CPIO_OPT_UNCONDITIONAL      = (1 << 2),
+		CPIO_OPT_VERBOSE            = (1 << 3),
+		CPIO_OPT_FILE               = (1 << 4),
+		CPIO_OPT_CREATE_LEADING_DIR = (1 << 5),
+		CPIO_OPT_PRESERVE_MTIME     = (1 << 6),
+		CPIO_OPT_CREATE             = (1 << 7),
+		CPIO_OPT_FORMAT             = (1 << 8),
+	};
+
+#if ENABLE_GETOPT_LONG && ENABLE_DESKTOP
+	applet_long_options =
+		"extract\0"      No_argument       "i"
+		"list\0"         No_argument       "t"
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_CPIO_O
+		"create\0"       No_argument       "o"
+		"format\0"       Required_argument "H"
+#endif
+		;
+#endif
 
 	/* Initialize */
 	archive_handle = init_handle();
 	archive_handle->src_fd = STDIN_FILENO;
 	archive_handle->seek = seek_by_read;
-	archive_handle->flags = ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_NEWER | ARCHIVE_PRESERVE_DATE;
+	archive_handle->flags = ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_NEWER;
 
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_CPIO_O
 	opt = getopt32(argv, "ituvF:dmoH:", &cpio_filename, &cpio_fmt);
@@ -258,6 +333,9 @@
 	if (opt & CPIO_OPT_CREATE_LEADING_DIR) {
 		archive_handle->flags |= ARCHIVE_CREATE_LEADING_DIRS;
 	}
+	if (opt & CPIO_OPT_PRESERVE_MTIME) {
+		archive_handle->flags |= ARCHIVE_PRESERVE_DATE;
+	}
 
 	while (*argv) {
 		archive_handle->filter = filter_accept_list;
diff --git a/archival/libunarchive/get_header_cpio.c b/archival/libunarchive/get_header_cpio.c
index b97b53b..0b9d385 100644
--- a/archival/libunarchive/get_header_cpio.c
+++ b/archival/libunarchive/get_header_cpio.c
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 #include "libbb.h"
 #include "unarchive.h"
 
-typedef struct hardlinks_s {
-	struct hardlinks_s *next;
+typedef struct hardlinks_t {
+	struct hardlinks_t *next;
 	int inode; /* TODO: must match maj/min too! */
 	int mode ;
 	int mtime; /* These three are useful only in corner case */
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
 				free(make_me);
 				goto next_link;
 			}
+			cur = cur->next;
 		}
 		/* Oops... no file with such inode was created... do it now
 		 * (happens when hardlinked files are empty (zero length)) */
diff --git a/testsuite/cpio.tests b/testsuite/cpio.tests
index 55594b3..6514e3f 100755
--- a/testsuite/cpio.tests
+++ b/testsuite/cpio.tests
@@ -4,13 +4,7 @@
 
 . testing.sh
 
-# check if hexdump supports the '-R' option
-hexdump -R </dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
-	echo "'hexdump -R' is not available" >&2
-	exit 1
-}
-
-# ls -ln is showing date. Need to remove that, it's variable
+# ls -ln shows date. Need to remove that, it's variable.
 # sed: coalesce spaces
 # cut: remove date
 FILTER_LS="sed 's/  */ /g' | cut -d' ' -f 1-5,9-"
@@ -18,28 +12,27 @@
 
 # newc cpio archive of directory cpio.testdir with empty x and y hardlinks
 hexdump="\
-00000000  42 5a 68 39 31 41 59 26  53 59 64 1e 91 8c 00 00
-00000010  48 7f 80 4c 48 08 00 28  01 ff e0 3f 24 14 00 0e
-00000020  20 dc 60 20 00 92 11 ea  a0 1a 00 00 00 03 20 8a
-00000030  93 d4 9a 68 1a 0d 1e 91  a1 a0 06 98 e3 5c 2f d9
-00000040  26 a1 25 24 20 ed 47 c7  21 40 2b 6e f2 e6 fe 98
-00000050  13 68 a8 bd 82 b2 4f 26  02 24 16 5b 22 16 72 74
-00000060  15 cd c1 a6 9e a6 5e 6c  16 37 35 01 99 c4 81 21
-00000070  29 28 4b 69 51 a9 3c 1a  9b 0a e1 e4 b4 af 85 73
-00000080  ba 23 10 59 e8 b3 e1 a1  63 05 8c 4f c5 dc 91 4e
-00000090  14 24 19 07 a4 63 00
-"
+\x42\x5a\x68\x39\x31\x41\x59\x26\x53\x59\x64\x1e\x91\x8c\x00\x00\
+\x48\x7f\x80\x4c\x48\x08\x00\x28\x01\xff\xe0\x3f\x24\x14\x00\x0e\
+\x20\xdc\x60\x20\x00\x92\x11\xea\xa0\x1a\x00\x00\x00\x03\x20\x8a\
+\x93\xd4\x9a\x68\x1a\x0d\x1e\x91\xa1\xa0\x06\x98\xe3\x5c\x2f\xd9\
+\x26\xa1\x25\x24\x20\xed\x47\xc7\x21\x40\x2b\x6e\xf2\xe6\xfe\x98\
+\x13\x68\xa8\xbd\x82\xb2\x4f\x26\x02\x24\x16\x5b\x22\x16\x72\x74\
+\x15\xcd\xc1\xa6\x9e\xa6\x5e\x6c\x16\x37\x35\x01\x99\xc4\x81\x21\
+\x29\x28\x4b\x69\x51\xa9\x3c\x1a\x9b\x0a\xe1\xe4\xb4\xaf\x85\x73\
+\xba\x23\x10\x59\xe8\xb3\xe1\xa1\x63\x05\x8c\x4f\xc5\xdc\x91\x4e\
+\x14\x24\x19\x07\xa4\x63\x00"
 
 user=$(id -u)
 group=$(id -g)
 
-rm -rf cpio.testdir
+rm -rf cpio.testdir cpio.testdir2 2>/dev/null
 
-# testing "test name" "options" "expected result" "file input" "stdin"
+# testing "test name" "command" "expected result" "file input" "stdin"
 
 testing "cpio extracts zero-sized hardlinks" \
-	"echo '$hexdump' | hexdump -R | bzcat | cpio -i; echo \$?;
-	ls -ln cpio.testdir | $FILTER_LS" \
+"echo -ne '$hexdump' | bzcat | cpio -i; echo \$?;
+ls -ln cpio.testdir | $FILTER_LS" \
 "\
 1 blocks
 0
@@ -51,7 +44,7 @@
 # Currently fails. Numerous: "1 blocks" versus "1 block",
 # "1 block" must go to stderr, does not list cpio.testdir/x and cpio.testdir/y
 testing "cpio lists hardlinks" \
-	"echo '$hexdump' | hexdump -R | bzcat | cpio -t 2>&1; echo \$?" \
+"echo -ne '$hexdump' | bzcat | cpio -t 2>&1; echo \$?" \
 "\
 1 block
 cpio.testdir
@@ -61,7 +54,30 @@
 " \
 	"" ""
 
-# clean up
-rm -rf cpio.testdir
+# More complex case
+rm -rf cpio.testdir cpio.testdir2 2>/dev/null
+mkdir cpio.testdir
+touch cpio.testdir/solo
+touch cpio.testdir/empty
+echo x >cpio.testdir/nonempty
+ln cpio.testdir/empty cpio.testdir/empty1
+ln cpio.testdir/nonempty cpio.testdir/nonempty1
+mkdir cpio.testdir2
+
+testing "cpio extracts zero-sized hardlinks 2" \
+"find cpio.testdir | cpio -H newc --create | (cd cpio.testdir2 && cpio -i); echo \$?;
+ls -ln cpio.testdir2/cpio.testdir | $FILTER_LS" \
+"\
+0
+-rw-r--r-- 2 $user $group 0 empty
+-rw-r--r-- 2 $user $group 0 empty1
+-rw-r--r-- 2 $user $group 2 nonempty
+-rw-r--r-- 2 $user $group 2 nonempty1
+-rw-r--r-- 1 $user $group 0 solo
+" \
+	"" ""
+
+# Clean up
+rm -rf cpio.testdir cpio.testdir2 2>/dev/null
 
 exit $FAILCOUNT