1ZNEW(1)                     General Commands Manual                    ZNEW(1)
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NAME

6       znew -   recompress .Z files to .gz files
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SYNOPSIS

9       znew [ -ftv9PK] [ name.Z ...  ]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Znew recompresses files from .Z (compress) format to .gz (gzip) format.
13       If you want to recompress a file already in  gzip  format,  rename  the
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OPTIONS

17       -f     Force  recompression  from  .Z  to .gz format even if a .gz file
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20       -t     Tests the new files before deleting originals.
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22       -v     Verbose. Display the name and percentage reduction for each file
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25       -9     Use the slowest compression method (optimal compression).
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27       -P     Use pipes for the conversion to reduce disk space usage.
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29       -K     Keep a .Z file when it is smaller than the .gz file; implies -t.
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SEE ALSO

32       gzip(1), zmore(1), zdiff(1), zgrep(1), zforce(1), gzexe(1), compress(1)
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BUGS

35       If  the  -P  option  is  used,  znew does not maintain the timestamp if
36       touch(1) does not support the -r option, and does not maintain  permis‐
37       sions if chmod(1) does not support the --reference option.
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