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.

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 compression).

-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), zcmp(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.