NetBSD/gnu/usr.bin/gzip-1.0.7/znew.1

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.TH ZNEW 1
.SH NAME
znew \- recompress .Z files to .z files
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B znew
[ -tv9PK] [ name.Z ... ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Znew
recompresses files from .Z (compress) format to .z (gzip) format.
.SH OPTIONS
.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 .z file
.SH "SEE ALSO"
gzip(1), zmore(1), zcmp(1), zforce(1), gzexe(1), compress(1)
.SH BUGS
.I Znew
does not maintain the time stamp with the -P option if 'touch' does
not support the -r option.