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# pax
> Archiving and copying utility.
- List the contents of an archive:
`pax -f {{archive.tar}}`
- List the contents of a gzipped archive:
`pax -zf {{archive.tar.gz}}`
- Create an archive from files:
`pax -wf {{target.tar}} {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}} {{path/to/file3}}`
- Create an archive from files, using output redirection:
`pax -w {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}} {{path/to/file3}} > {{target.tar}}`
- Extract an archive into the current directory:
`pax -rf {{source.tar}}`
- Copy to a directory, while keeping the original metadata; `target/` must exist:
`pax -rw {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/dir1}} {{path/to/dir2}} {{target/}}`