ZNEW(1) MachTen Programmer’s Manual 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 com-
pression).

-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.

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