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znew - Unix, Linux Command
NAME
znew - recompress .Z files to .gz files
SYNOPSIS
znew [ -ftv9PK] [ name.Z ... ]
DESCRIPTION
Znew recompresses files from .Z (compress) format to .gz (gzip) format.
If you want to recompress a file already in gzip format, rename the file
to force a .Z extension then apply znew.
OPTIONS
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-f |
Force recompression from .Z to .gz format even if a .gz file already exists.
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-t |
Tests the new files before deleting originals.
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-v |
Verbose. Display the name and percentage reduction for each file compressed.
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-9 |
Use the slowest compression method (optimal compression).
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-P |
Use pipes for the conversion to reduce disk space usage.
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-K |
Keep a .Z file when it is smaller than the .gz file
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SEE ALSO
BUGS
Znew does not maintain the time stamp with the -P option if
cpmod(1) is not available and
touch(1) does not support the -r option.
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