pax is not compliant with the latest version of POSIX yet
Bug #1393611 reported by
Jens Elkner
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pax (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Undecided
|
Thorsten Glaser | ||
Bug Description
Unfortunately pax is useless since not POSIX conform. The following command should work, but doesn't:
cd /etc/skel && sudo pax -rwLlk -o gid=118 -o uid=118 . /home/test
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Revision history for this message
| Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton) wrote | #1 |
| tags: | added: bot-comment |
| affects: | ubuntu → pax (Ubuntu) |
Revision history for this message
| Thorsten Glaser (mirabilos) wrote | #2 |
| summary: |
- pax is not POSIX compliant + pax is not compliant with the latest version of POSIX yet |
| Changed in pax (Ubuntu): | |
| assignee: | nobody → Thorsten Glaser (mirabilos) |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
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