MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 2

pax(1) MPE/iX Shell and Utilities pax(1)
Message: symbolic link filename: system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: tape read: system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: try "c" option for ASCII archive
Cause: The magic number in the cpio archive header appeared to be in ASCII.
Action: Try using the –x cpio option instead of –x cpiob.
Message: Unable to convert from codeset
Cause: The host file name character set (codeset1) was unable to map to and from the
archive character set (codeset2).
Action: Correctly specify to and from keywords with the –o option of pax.
Message: Unable to open terminal "term"
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: Unknown mode octnum
Cause: The type of the file specified in the mode field of the tar archive entry is not
supported by the operating system.
Action: No action possible, as the file can not exist on the host system.
Message: Unknown mode field octnum
Cause: The type of the file specified in the mode field of the cpio archive is not sup-
ported by the operating system.
Action: No action possible, as the file cannot exist on the host system.
Message: Unknown option "–option"
Cause: You specified an option that is not valid for pax.
Action: Check the DESCRIPTION section for a list of valid pax options.
Message: unsupported file mode octnum
Cause: When creating a cpio archive, the mode (file type) of the specified file on the
file system is not valid for including in a cpio archive.
Action: Check the file type of the named file, and correct if possible. (The file type may
be an extension to
POSIX, which is valid on the host operating system,but
shouldn’t be included in a portable cpio archive.)
Message: updating archive: system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
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