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pax

List of commands for pax:

  • pax:tldr:48ce3 pax: List the contents of a gzipped archive.
    $ pax -zf ${archive-tar-gz}
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  • pax:tldr:89549 pax: List the contents of an archive.
    $ pax -f ${archive-tar}
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  • pax:tldr:98d3e pax: Create an archive from files.
    $ pax -wf ${target-tar} ${filename1} ${filename2} ${filename3}
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  • pax:tldr:b2546 pax: Extract an archive into the current directory.
    $ pax -rf ${source-tar}
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  • pax:tldr:da972 pax: Copy to a directory, while keeping the original metadata; `target/` must exist.
    $ pax -rw ${filename1} ${path-to-directory1} ${path-to-directory2} ${target-}
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  • pax:tldr:f3cda pax: Create an archive from files, using output redirection.
    $ pax -w ${filename1} ${filename2} ${filename3} > ${target-tar}
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