gznew(1)




NAME

     gznew -   recompress .Z files to .gz files


SYNOPSIS

     gznew [ -ftv9PK] [ name.Z ...  ]


DESCRIPTION

     Gznew 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 gznew.


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  compres-
          sion).

     -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),  gzmore(1),   gzdiff(1),   gzgrep(1),   gzforce(1),
     gzexe(1), compress(1)


BUGS

     Gznew 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.


ATTRIBUTES

     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     _______________________________________
    |   ATTRIBUTE TYPE   |  ATTRIBUTE VALUE|
    |____________________|__________________|_
    | Availability       |  SUNWgzip       |
    |____________________|__________________|_
    | Interface Stability|  External       |
    |____________________|_________________|


NOTES

     Source for gzip is available in the SUNWgzipS package.


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