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.
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), zcmp(1), zforce(1), gzexe(1),
compress(1)
BUGS
Znew does not maintain the time stamp with the -P
option.