.TH ZNEW 1
.SH NAME
znew \-   recompress .Z files to .gz files
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B znew
[ -ftv9PK] [ name.Z ...  ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I  Znew
recompresses files from .Z (compress) format to .gz (gzip) format.
If you want to recompress a file already in gzip format, rename the file
to force a .Z extension then apply znew.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-f
Force recompression from .Z to .gz format even if a .gz file already exists.
.TP
.B \-t
Tests the new files before deleting originals.
.TP
.B \-v
Verbose. Display the name and percentage reduction for each file compressed.
.TP
.B \-9
Use the slowest compression method (optimal compression).
.TP
.B \-P
Use pipes for the conversion to reduce disk space usage.
.TP
.B \-K
Keep a .Z file when it is smaller than the .gz file; implies
.BR -t .
.SH "SEE ALSO"
gzip(1), zmore(1), zdiff(1), zgrep(1), zforce(1), gzexe(1), compress(1)
.SH BUGS
If the
.B \-P
option is used,
.I znew
does not maintain the timestamp if
.IR touch (1)
does not support the
.B \-r
option, and does not maintain permissions if
.IR chmod (1)
does not support the
.B \-\-reference
option.