znew(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; 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.

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