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XZNEW(1) General Commands Manual XZNEW(1)

NAME

xznew - recompress .gz or .tgz files to .xz files

SYNOPSIS

xznew [ -ftv9PK] [ name.gz ... ]

DESCRIPTION

xznew recompresses files from .gz (gzip) format to .xz (xz) format. If you want to recompress a file already in xz format, rename the file to force a .xz extension then apply xznew.

OPTIONS

Force recompression from .gz to .xz format even if a .xz file already exists.
Tests the new files before deleting originals.
Verbose. Display the name and percentage reduction for each file compressed.
-9
Use the slowest compression method (optimal compression).
Use pipes for the conversion to reduce disk space usage.
Keep a .gz file when it is smaller than the .xz file

SEE ALSO

xz(1), gzip(1)

BUGS

xznew does not maintain the time stamp with the -P option if cpmod(1) is not available and touch(1) does not support the -r option.