Open System Services Porting Guide (G06.29+, H06.06+, J06.03+)

The pax Utility
With the pax utility, you can specify Guardian files for archiving by using the /G syntax. Files with
file types 0 and 180 are copied unmodified; files with file types 101 (EDIT files) are converted to
ASCII text files that are compatible with OSS; all other Guardian files are ignored. Files restored
in /G are given file type 0.
When files with OSS pathnames are restored into the Guardian file system, the pathnames are
converted and truncated (if necessary) into compatible Guardian filenames.
To specify a tape drive, specify the -f parameter with a name in /G. In the following example,
/G/tape represents the Guardian process name $TAPE:
pax -f /G/tape
pax has implemented tape disposition flags: -W clobber, -W norewind, -W unload,
-W nounload, -W wait, and -W nowait (default). If -W wait is specified, pax displays a
prompt for the tape to be mounted. If -W nowait is specified, pax exits immediately when the
tape drive is offline or no tape is mounted.
The rm Utility
The rm utility removes specified files from a directory. It also removes directories, if they are empty
of both files and other directories. When you remove files in the Guardian file system (/G), your
operations become subject to the Guardian file security system.
The who Utility
In the OSS environment, the who utility displays information on OSS users currently logged in,
showing the login terminal name in the Guardian filename format.
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