commands.sh

znew

all

Recompress files from `.Z` to gzip format.

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Examples (4)

Recompress a file from `.Z` to gzip format

znew path/to/file1.Z

Recompress multiple files and display the achieved size reduction % per file

znew -v path/to/file1.Z path/to/file2.Z ...

Recompress a file using the slowest compression method (for optimal compression)

znew -9 path/to/file1.Z

Recompress a file, [K]eeping the `.Z` file if it is smaller than the gzip file

znew -K path/to/file1.Z
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