REXX procedure COPYPAX allows the user to use the pax command in copy mode. It can be
used from the TSO foreground but should be used in a TSO batch job.
B.4.1 Benefits of COPYPAX
The pax utility had two unusual problems:
During a copy or archive process all external links were destroyed. They were just
replaced by invalid symbolic links. This problem has been solved by PTF UW51713 of
FMID HOT1180.
The second problem still exists. The pax utility does not correctly handle file descriptor
files with a minor device setting above 255. This is not a severe problem, but it is
nevertheless still ...
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