pax

archiving utility
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pax

Summary

pax is a standard UNIX utility or command[1]. pax draws 958 Wikipedia views per month (standard_unix_utility_or_command category, ranking #16 of 124).[2]

Key Facts

  • pax's instance of is recorded as standard UNIX utility or command[3].
  • pax's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[4].
  • pax's operating system is recorded as BSD[5].
  • pax's described at URL is recorded as http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/pax.html[6].
  • pax's different from is recorded as GNU paxutils[7].
  • pax's reads environment variable is recorded as LANG[8].
  • pax's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_ALL[9].
  • pax's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_COLLATE[10].
  • pax's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_CTYPE[11].
  • pax's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_MESSAGES[12].
  • pax's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_TIME[13].
  • pax's reads environment variable is recorded as NLSPATH[14].
  • pax's reads environment variable is recorded as TMPDIR[15].
  • pax's reads environment variable is recorded as TZ[16].
  • pax's has command line option is recorded as r[17].
  • pax's has command line option is recorded as w[18].
  • pax's has command line option is recorded as a[19].
  • pax's has command line option is recorded as b[20].
  • pax's has command line option is recorded as c[21].
  • pax's has command line option is recorded as d[22].
  • pax's has command line option is recorded as f[23].
  • pax's has command line option is recorded as H[24].
  • pax's has command line option is recorded as i[25].
  • pax's has command line option is recorded as k[26].
  • pax's has command line option is recorded as l[27].

Why It Matters

pax draws 958 Wikipedia views per month (standard_unix_utility_or_command category, ranking #16 of 124).[2] pax has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] pax is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). pax. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/pax-q289323
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Alpine linux package → pax
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9045]]: pax, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324991665|pax (#324991665)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package]] #mix'n'ma"
  2. 5d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Arch linux package → pax
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → —
    Operating system → Q3251801, BSD
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3454]]: pax, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/325106890|pax (#325106890)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8509|Arch Linux package]] #mix'n'matc"
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