znew

recompress .Z files to .gz files

see also : gzip - zmore - zdiff - zgrep - zforce - gzexe

Synopsis

znew [ -ftv9PK] [ name.Z ... ]

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  MakeLocatePlatform <bin>znew ;


  Shell <bin>znew : znew ;


  MakeLocatePlatform <bin>zforce ;


  Shell <bin>zforce : zforce ;

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.

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.

see also

gzip , zmore , zdiff , zgrep , zforce , gzexe , compress