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authorKarl Berry <karl@freefriends.org>2006-01-17 21:16:42 +0000
committerKarl Berry <karl@freefriends.org>2006-01-17 21:16:42 +0000
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+.TH ZNEW 1
+.SH NAME
+znew \- recompress .Z files to .gz files
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B znew
+[ -ftv9PK] [ name.Z ... ]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.I 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.
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+.B \-f
+Force recompression from .Z to .gz format even if a .gz file already exists.
+.TP
+.B \-t
+Tests the new files before deleting originals.
+.TP
+.B \-v
+Verbose. Display the name and percentage reduction for each file compressed.
+.TP
+.B \-9
+Use the slowest compression method (optimal compression).
+.TP
+.B \-P
+Use pipes for the conversion to reduce disk space usage.
+.TP
+.B \-K
+Keep a .Z file when it is smaller than the .gz file
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+gzip(1), zmore(1), zdiff(1), zgrep(1), zforce(1), gzexe(1), compress(1)
+.SH BUGS
+.I Znew
+does not maintain the time stamp with the -P option if
+.I cpmod(1)
+is not available and
+.I touch(1)
+does not support the -r option.