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Recompress .Z files to .gz files

zznneeww [[ --ffttvv99PPKK ]] [[ _f_i_l_e..ZZ ......  ]]

The command znew recompresses files from .Z (ccoommpprreessss) format to .gz (ggzziipp) format.

znew recognizes the following command-line options:

--99
Use the slowest, most thorough compression method.

--ff
Force recompression of file even if file.gz already exists.

--KK
Keep a .Z file when it is smaller than the .gz file.

--PP
Use pipes for the conversion to reduce disk space usage.

--tt
Test the new files before deleting the originals.

--vv
Verbose mode: display the name and percent by which the size of each recompressed is reduced.

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Notes

To recompress a file already in gzip format, rename the file to replace the suffix .gz with the suffix .Z, and then invoke znew.

A znew does not maintain the time stamp if you invoke it with command-line option -P.