.TH XZNEW 1
.SH NAME
xznew \-   recompress .gz or .tgz files to .xz files
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B xznew
[ -ftv9PK] [ name.gz ...  ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I  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.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-f
Force recompression from .gz to .xz format even if a .xz 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 .gz file when it is smaller than the .xz file
.SH "SEE ALSO"
xz(1), gzip(1)
.SH BUGS
.I xznew
does not maintain the time stamp with the -P option if
.I cpmod(1)
is not available and
.I touch(1)
does not support the -r option.