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Linux / Unix Command: zforce
Command Library

NAME

zforce - force a '.gz' extension on all gzip files  

SYNOPSIS

zforce [ name ... ]  

DESCRIPTION

zforce forces a .gz extension on all gzip files so that gzip will not compress them twice. This can be useful for files with names truncated after a file transfer. On systems with a 14 char limitation on file names, the original name is truncated to make room for the .gz suffix. For example, 12345678901234 is renamed to 12345678901.gz. A file name such as foo.tgz is left intact.  

SEE ALSO

gzip(1), znew(1), zmore(1), zgrep(1), zdiff(1), gzexe(1)


Important: Use the man command (% man) to see how a command is used on your particular computer.

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