pax
Posted: 27 Aug 2022, 07:04
from Tar (computing) [en.wikipedia.org]
No pax for Porteus 5.0 x86-64.
Never even heard of it, every tutorial and whatnot uses tar, not pax.
Never missed it, maybe pax syntax is more friendly than tar (some tar syntax is unorthodox) but I go with tar, it is the universal thing in *IX* systems.
(highlighting by me)In computing, tar is a computer software utility for collecting many files into one archive file, often referred to as a tarball, for distribution or backup purposes. The name is derived from "tape archive", as it was originally developed to write data to sequential I/O devices with no file system of their own. The archive data sets created by tar contain various file system parameters, such as name, timestamps, ownership, file-access permissions, and directory organization. POSIX abandoned tar in favor of pax, yet tar sees continued widespread use.
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guest@porteus:~$ pax
bash: pax: command not found
guest@porteus:~$ cat /etc/porteus/*
001-core.xzm:20220723
002-xorg.xzm:20220723
002-xtra.xzm:20220630
003-xfce4.xzm:20220209
initrd.xz:20201102
Never even heard of it, every tutorial and whatnot uses tar, not pax.
Never missed it, maybe pax syntax is more friendly than tar (some tar syntax is unorthodox) but I go with tar, it is the universal thing in *IX* systems.