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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} ${target-}
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The given command is using the pax
utility to recursively copy (-r
) files from filename1
to both path-to-directory1
and path-to-directory2
. The -w
option tells pax
to overwrite existing files at the destination if they have the same name.
Here is a breakdown of the command:
pax
: This is the command to invoke thepax
utility, which is a portable archiver tool commonly used for copying files with advanced options.-rw
: These are options forpax
.-r
specifies the copy mode (recursive), and-w
specifies that the operation should overwrite existing files at the destination.${filename1}
: This is a placeholder representing the name of the file to copy. You need to replace${filename1}
with the actual file name.${path-to-directory1}
: This is a placeholder representing the path to the first directory where the file should be copied. You need to replace${path-to-directory1}
with the actual directory path.${path-to-directory2}
: This is a placeholder representing the path to the second directory where the file should be copied. You need to replace${path-to-directory2}
with the actual directory path.${target-}
: This is a placeholder representing the destination for the copied files. The-
indicates that the filenames should be used at the target (eitherpath-to-directory1
orpath-to-directory2
). You should replace${target-}
with the desired target.
In summary, this command is using pax
to copy a file (${filename1}
) to two different directories (${path-to-directory1}
and ${path-to-directory2}
) and overwriting any files with the same name at the destination.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.