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# pax
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> Archiving and copying utility.
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> More information: <https://manned.org/pax.1p>.
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- List the contents of an archive:
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`pax -f {{archive.tar}}`
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- List the contents of a gzipped archive:
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`pax -zf {{archive.tar.gz}}`
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- Create an archive from files:
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`pax -wf {{target.tar}} {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}} {{path/to/file3}}`
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- Create an archive from files, using output redirection:
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`pax -w {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}} {{path/to/file3}} > {{target.tar}}`
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- Extract an archive into the current directory:
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`pax -rf {{source.tar}}`
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- Copy to a directory, while keeping the original metadata; `target/` must exist:
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`pax -rw {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/directory1}} {{path/to/directory2}} {{target/}}`
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