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1.1 KiB
Groff
56 lines
1.1 KiB
Groff
.TH ZNEW 1
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.SH NAME
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znew \- recompress .Z files to .gz files
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B znew
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[ -ftv9PK] [ name.Z ... ]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The
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.B Znew
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command
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recompresses files from .Z (compress) format to .gz (gzip) format.
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If you want to recompress a file already in gzip format, rename the file
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to force a .Z extension then apply znew.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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.B \-f
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Force recompression from .Z to .gz format even if a .gz file already exists.
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.TP
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.B \-t
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Tests the new files before deleting originals.
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.TP
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.B \-v
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Verbose. Display the name and percentage reduction for each file compressed.
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.TP
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.B \-9
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Use the slowest compression method (optimal compression).
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.TP
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.B \-P
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Use pipes for the conversion to reduce disk space usage.
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.B \-K
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Keep a .Z file when it is smaller than the .gz file; implies
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.BR -t .
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR gzip (1),
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.BR zmore (1),
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.BR zdiff (1),
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.BR zgrep (1),
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.BR zforce (1),
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.BR gzexe (1),
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.BR compress(1)
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.SH BUGS
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If the
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.B \-P
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option is used,
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.B znew
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does not maintain the timestamp if
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.BR touch (1)
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does not support the
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.B \-r
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option, and does not maintain permissions if
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.BR chmod (1)
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does not support the
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.B \-\-reference
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option.
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