ZNEW(1)

NAME
znew - recompress .Z files to .z files

SYNOPSIS
znew [ -tv9P] [ name.Z ... ]

DESCRIPTION
Znew recompresses files from .Z (compress) format to .z (gzip) format.

OPTIONS

-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.

SEE ALSO
gzip(1), zmore(1), zcmp(1), compress(1)

BUGS
Znew does not maintain the time stamp with the -P option.