ZNEW(1)                                                   ZNEW(1)


NAME
       znew -   recompress .Z files to .z files

SYNOPSIS
       znew [ -tv9P] [ name.Z ...  ]

DESCRIPTION
       Znew  recompresses  files  from .Z (compress) format to .z
       (gzip) format.

OPTIONS
       -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.

SEE ALSO
       gzip(1), zmore(1), zcmp(1), compress(1)

BUGS
       Znew  does not maintain the time stamp with the -P option.






























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