Linux in a Nutshell, 6th Edition

Name

znew

Synopsis

znew [options] [files]

Uncompress .Z files and recompress them in .gz format.

Options

−9

Optimal (and slowest) compression method.

-f

Recompress even if filename.gz already exists.

-K

If the original .Z file is smaller than the .gz file, keep it.

-P

Pipe data to conversion program. This saves disk space.

-t

Test new .gz files before removing .Z files.

-v

Verbose mode.