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Paxutils - Tool to manage file archives

The `paxutils' packages is an attempt to merge `cpio' with `tar' and add support for the related 'pax' commmand and format required by POSIX. It isn't production quality yet: only test versions are available. The current stable versions of 'cpio' and 'tar' are separately maintained, but the goal is to integrate them into 'paxutils.'

Obtaining

Web pagehttp://www.gnu.org/directory/paxutils.html
Source tarballftp://alpha.gnu.org/pub/gnu/paxutils/paxutils-2.4h.tar.gz
Licensed under The GNU General Public License, Version 2.
This is a GNU package.

Documentation
English user reference in Texinfo
Support contacts

Announce List<[email protected]>
Developer List<[email protected]>

Project contacts

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Developers
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  • See the AUTHORS and THANKS files in the distribution for complete list

Related information

Interfacescommand line
Programscpio, tar. pax, rmt, mt
Source languagesC
Related programsCpio, GNU tar

Entry information

License verified byJanet Casey <[email protected]> on 2001-07-25
Entry compiled byJanet Casey <[email protected]>

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