ZNEW
Section: User Commands (1)
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
- -f
-
Force recompression from .Z to .gz format even if a .gz file already exists.
- -t
-
Tests the new files before deleting originals.
- -v
-
Verbose. Display the name and percentage reduction for each file compressed.
- -9
-
Use the slowest compression method (optimal compression).
- -P
-
Use pipes for the conversion to reduce disk space usage.
- -K
-
Keep a .Z file when it is smaller than the .gz file
SEE ALSO
gzip(1), zmore(1), zdiff(1), zgrep(1), zforce(1), gzexe(1), compress(1)
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.
Index
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- OPTIONS
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