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- .TH ZNEW 1
- .SH NAME
- znew \- recompress .Z files to .gz files
- .SH SYNOPSIS
- .B znew
- [ -ftv9PK] [ name.Z ... ]
- .SH DESCRIPTION
- .I Znew
- recompresses files from .Z (compress) format to .gz (gzip) format.
- .SH OPTIONS
- .TP
- .B \-f
- Force recompression from .Z to .gz format even if a .gz file already exists.
- .TP
- .B \-t
- Tests the new files before deleting originals.
- .TP
- .B \-v
- Verbose. Display the name and percentage reduction for each file compressed.
- .TP
- .B \-9
- Use the slowest compression method (optimal compression).
- .TP
- .B \-P
- Use pipes for the conversion to reduce disk space usage.
- .TP
- .B \-K
- Keep a .Z file when it is smaller than the .gz file
- .SH "SEE ALSO"
- gzip(1), zmore(1), zdiff(1), zgrep(1), zforce(1), gzexe(1), compress(1)
- .SH BUGS
- .I Znew
- does not maintain the time stamp with the -P option if
- .I cpmod(1)
- is not available and
- .I touch(1)
- does not support the -r option.
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