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authorcokane <cokane@FreeBSD.org>2006-05-10 20:32:57 +0000
committercokane <cokane@FreeBSD.org>2006-05-10 20:32:57 +0000
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Fix the wording about the blocksize (-b) parameter. The existing
wording makes it look like pax archives > 32256 bytes are not POSIX-compliant! Correct this to state that pax archives with block sizes > 32256 are not POSIX compliant...and settle our fears. PR: docs/97059 Reviewed by: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida>
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diff --git a/bin/pax/pax.1 b/bin/pax/pax.1
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@@ -394,8 +394,9 @@ block the output at a positive decimal integer number of
bytes per write to the archive file.
The
.Ar blocksize
-must be a multiple of 512 bytes with a maximum of 64512 bytes.
-Archives larger than 32256 bytes violate the
+must be a multiple of 512 bytes with a maximum of 64512 bytes. A
+.Ar blocksize
+larger than 32256 bytes violates the
.Tn POSIX
standard and will not be portable to all systems.
A
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