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ZNEW
Section: User Commands (1)
Index NAME
znew - recompress .Z files to .gz files
SYNOPSIS
znew[ -ftv9PK] [ name.Z ... ]
DESCRIPTION
Znewrecompresses files from .Z (compress) format to .gz (gzip) format.If you want to recompress a file already in gzip format, rename the fileto 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
Znewdoes 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
- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- OPTIONS
- SEE ALSO
- BUGS
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