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+.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 time stamp 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.