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Operating Systems AIX AIX 4.2: tar using compression ? Post 302284312 by shockneck on Thursday 5th of February 2009 09:22:15 AM

02-05-2009

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It might be necessary to distinguish between programs that have the same name but originate from different sources. AIX tar is different from the Gnu tar (from the Linux Toolbox). AIX dd is different from the Gnu dd.... I think you got the message. So when you look for information that is specific you might look up the IBM Information Center for AIX programs and somewhere else for Gnu programs. Don't compare Linux to AIX. Many things are alike but when it comes to the details it is pretty different. AIX is not Linux.
Last thought: AIX dd supports spanning across several media since AIX 5L (span=yes) came to market in 2000 or 2001 ....

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