pax

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Not to be confused with PaX, a patch to harden the Linux kernel.

pax is a file archiving utility specified by POSIX, intended to replace the cpio(1) utility. It was first specified in POSIX-1.2001/2004.

Installation

Emerge

root #emerge --ask app-arch/pax

Removal

Unmerge

root #emerge --ask --depclean --verbose app-arch/pax