Using an intermediate archive file

Use the pax command to copy the source (HFS) file system into an intermediate archive file and then use the pax command to copy from the archive file into the target (zFS) file system. This archive file can be a z/OS® UNIX file or it can be an MVS™ data set.

Suppose you have an HFS file system mounted at /etc/dfs. You want to copy this into an empty zFS file system mounted at /etc/dir1/testzfs1. You issue the following commands from z/OS UNIX:

  1. Move to the source (HFS) file system mounted at /etc/dfs 
    cd /etc/dfs
  2. Create a z/OS UNIX archive file called /tmp/zfs1.pax that contains the HFS file system mounted at /etc/dfs Start of change
    pax -wvf -o saveext /tmp/zfs1.pax .
    End of change
  3. Move to the target (zFS) file system mounted at /etc/dir1/testzfs1 
    cd /etc/dir1/testzfs1
  4. Read the archive file into the zFS file system mounted at /etc/dir1/testzfs1 
    pax -rv -p e -f /tmp/zfs1.pax
Parent topic: Using the z/OS UNIX pax command