The following command:
pax -w -f /dev/rmt/1m .
copies the contents of the current directory to tape drive 1,
medium density (assuming historical System V device naming
procedures—the historical BSD device name would be /dev/rmt9).
The following commands:
mkdir newdir
pax -rw olddir newdir
copy the olddir directory hierarchy to newdir.
pax -r -s ',^//*usr//*,,' -f a.pax
reads the archive a.pax, with all files rooted in /usr in the
archive extracted relative to the current directory.
Using the option:
-o listopt="%M %(atime)T %(size)D %(name)s"
overrides the default output description in Standard Output and
instead writes:
-rw-rw--- Jan 12 15:53 2003 1492 /usr/foo/bar
Using the options:
-o listopt='%L\t%(size)D\n%.7' \
-o listopt='(name)s\n%(atime)T\n%T'
overrides the default output description in Standard Output and
instead writes:
/usr/foo/bar -> /tmp 1492
/usr/fo
Jan 12 15:53 1991
Jan 31 15:53 2003
