MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 2

pack(1) MPE/iX Shell and Utilities pack(1)
DIAGNOSTICS
Possible exit status values are:
0 Successful completion.
n Indicates that n files could not be packed properly. For example, if three out of six files
could not be packed properly, the exit status is 3.
Messages
Message: cannot create filename
Cause: When pack attempted to append the .z extension to the input file name, it
resulted in a name that was longer than the maximum indicated by the confi-
guration variable PATH_MAX.
Message: file "filename": system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: filename already exists
Cause: pack attempted to write its output to the file filename, but the file already
existed.
Action: Delete or rename filename.
Message: filename: already packed
Cause: You specified a filename that appeared to be a pack file.
Action: You can force filename to be packed with the –f option.
Message: filename: can’t pack in place
Cause: You specified a file that was too large to pack in place.
Action: Specify an output file with the –o option.
Message: filename: directory
Cause: You specified a directory as the input file. pack will not touch directories.
Action: Specify an input file that is not a directory.
Message: filename: empty
Cause: You specified a file that was empty.
Action: Specify a file that has contents to pack.
Message: filename: has links
Cause: You specified a file that has more than one link.
Action: You can force filename to be packed with the –f option.
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