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;
implies -t.
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.