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The main reason is probably that tar is installed by default on 99% of Linux systems you might come across, while pax isn't...
by rob74 2y ago
The main reason is probably that tar is installed by default on 99% of Linux systems you might come across, while pax isn't...
- prmoustache 2y agoNow that is funny, a few days ago I was downvoted to oblivion for stating the obvious: that nobody cares about POSIX anymore. And now you are telling me that all those downvoters are probably not following POSIX systems[1], either on their own desktop or their servers. [1] pax is the recommended archive utility in the POSIX shell&utilities section while tar and cpio aren't mentionned.