znew

znew

znew [options] [files]

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

Options

Optimal (and slowest) compression method.

Recompress even if filename.gz already exists.

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

Pipe data to conversion program. This saves disk space.

Test new .gz files before removing .Z files.

Verbose mode.