diff --git a/archival/cpio.c b/archival/cpio.c
index 111807c..beee83d 100644
--- a/archival/cpio.c
+++ b/archival/cpio.c
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
 	archive_handle = init_handle();
 	archive_handle->src_fd = fileno(stdin);
 	archive_handle->seek = seek_by_char;
-	archive_handle->action_header = header_list;
-
+	archive_handle->flags = ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_NEWER | ARCHIVE_PRESERVE_DATE;
+	
 	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "idmuvtF:")) != -1) {
 		switch (opt) {
 		case 'i': /* extract */
@@ -50,17 +50,28 @@
 		case 'd': /* create _leading_ directories */
 			archive_handle->flags |= ARCHIVE_CREATE_LEADING_DIRS;
 			break;
+#if 0
 		case 'm': /* preserve modification time */
 			archive_handle->flags |= ARCHIVE_PRESERVE_DATE;
 			break;
+#endif
 		case 'v': /* verbosly list files */
-			archive_handle->action_header = header_verbose_list;
+			if (archive_handle->action_header == header_list) {
+				archive_handle->action_header = header_verbose_list;
+			} else {
+				archive_handle->action_header = header_list;
+			}
 			break;
 		case 'u': /* unconditional */
 			archive_handle->flags |= ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_UNCONDITIONAL;
+			archive_handle->flags &= ~ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_NEWER;
 			break;
 		case 't': /* list files */
-			archive_handle->action_header = header_list;
+			if (archive_handle->action_header == header_list) {
+				archive_handle->action_header = header_verbose_list;
+			} else {
+				archive_handle->action_header = header_list;
+			}
 			break;
 		case 'F':
 			archive_handle->src_fd = bb_xopen(optarg, O_RDONLY);
@@ -81,4 +92,3 @@
 
 	return(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
-
diff --git a/archival/libunarchive/data_extract_all.c b/archival/libunarchive/data_extract_all.c
index c6ace2c..05bd2f0 100644
--- a/archival/libunarchive/data_extract_all.c
+++ b/archival/libunarchive/data_extract_all.c
@@ -39,6 +39,31 @@
 		free(name);
 	}                  
 
+	/* Check if the file already exists */
+	if (archive_handle->flags & ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_UNCONDITIONAL) {
+		/* Remove the existing entry if it exists */
+		if ((unlink(file_header->name) == -1) && (errno != ENOENT)) {
+			bb_perror_msg_and_die("Couldnt remove old file");
+		}
+	}
+	else if (archive_handle->flags & ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_NEWER) {
+		/* Remove the existing entry if its older than the extracted entry */
+		struct stat statbuf;
+		if ((lstat(file_header->name, &statbuf) == -1) && (errno != ENOENT)) {
+			bb_perror_msg_and_die("Couldnt stat old file");
+		}
+		if (statbuf.st_mtime <= file_header->mtime) {
+			if (!(archive_handle->flags & ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_QUIET)) {
+				bb_error_msg("%s not created: newer or same age file exists", file_header->name);
+			}
+			data_skip(archive_handle);
+			return;
+		}
+		if ((unlink(file_header->name) == -1) && (errno != ENOENT)) {
+			bb_perror_msg_and_die("Couldnt remove old file");
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* Handle hard links seperately */
 	if (!S_ISLNK(file_header->mode) && (file_header->link_name) && (file_header->size == 0)) {
 		/* hard link */
diff --git a/archival/libunarchive/get_header_cpio.c b/archival/libunarchive/get_header_cpio.c
index 975e2a4..25fdc06 100644
--- a/archival/libunarchive/get_header_cpio.c
+++ b/archival/libunarchive/get_header_cpio.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 	int namesize;
 	char dummy[16];
 	int major, minor, nlink, inode;
-	char extract_flag;
 	
 	if (pending_hardlinks) { /* Deal with any pending hardlinks */
 		hardlinks_t *tmp;
@@ -71,17 +70,7 @@
 	}
 	archive_handle->offset += 110;
 
-	if (strncmp(&cpio_header[0], "07070", 5) != 0) {
-		printf("cpio header is %x-%x-%x-%x-%x\n",
-			cpio_header[0],
-			cpio_header[1],
-			cpio_header[2],
-			cpio_header[3],
-			cpio_header[4]);
-		bb_error_msg_and_die("Unsupported cpio format");
-	}
-		
-	if ((cpio_header[5] != '1') && (cpio_header[5] != '2')) {
+	if ((strncmp(&cpio_header[0], "07070", 5) != 0) || ((cpio_header[5] != '1') && (cpio_header[5] != '2'))) {
 		bb_error_msg_and_die("Unsupported cpio format, use newc or crc");
 	}
 
@@ -154,36 +143,13 @@
 	}
 	file_header->device = (major << 8) | minor;
 
-	extract_flag = FALSE;
 	if (archive_handle->filter(archive_handle) == EXIT_SUCCESS) {
-		struct stat statbuf;
-
-		extract_flag = TRUE;
-
-		/* Check if the file already exists */
-		if (lstat (file_header->name, &statbuf) == 0) {
-			if ((archive_handle->flags & ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_UNCONDITIONAL) || (statbuf.st_mtime < file_header->mtime)) {
-				/* Remove file if flag set or its older than the file to be extracted */
-				if (unlink(file_header->name) == -1) {
-					bb_perror_msg_and_die("Couldnt remove old file");
-				}
-			} else {
-				if (! archive_handle->flags & ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_QUIET) {
-					bb_error_msg("%s not created: newer or same age file exists", file_header->name);
-				}
-				extract_flag = FALSE;
-			}
-		}
-		archive_handle->action_header(file_header);
-	}
-
-	archive_handle->action_header(file_header);
-	if (extract_flag) {
 		archive_handle->action_data(archive_handle);
+		archive_handle->action_header(archive_handle->file_header);
 	} else {
-		data_skip(archive_handle);
+		data_skip(archive_handle);			
 	}
+
 	archive_handle->offset += file_header->size;
 	return (EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
-
diff --git a/include/unarchive.h b/include/unarchive.h
index 8396f87..1c4e851 100644
--- a/include/unarchive.h
+++ b/include/unarchive.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #define ARCHIVE_CREATE_LEADING_DIRS		2
 #define ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_UNCONDITIONAL	4
 #define ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_QUIET	8
+#define ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_NEWER	16
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <stdio.h>