1ZNEW(1) General Commands Manual ZNEW(1)
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6 znew - recompress .Z files to .gz files
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9 znew [ -ftv9PK] [ name.Z ... ]
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12 The Znew command recompresses files from .Z (compress) format to .gz
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17 -f Force recompression from .Z to .gz format even if a .gz file al‐
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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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32 gzip(1), zmore(1), zdiff(1), zgrep(1), zforce(1), gzexe(1), compress(1)
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36 touch(1) does not support the -r option, and does not maintain permis‐
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