znew(1) - Linux man page
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
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.
Referenced By
dictd(8)
