ZNEW(1)								      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) for-
       mat.  If you want to recompress a file already in gzip format,  rename
       the file to force a .Z extension then apply znew.

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),  zdiff(1),  zgrep(1),  zforce(1),  gzexe(1),	 com-
       press(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.



								      ZNEW(1)

UNIX/Linux commands referenced on this page:

1. file
2. gzip
3. time