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| Z |
| Computer languages | Shell script + |
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| Documentation note | User manpage available in HTML format from http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~kinzler/z/src/z.html |
| Full description | 'Z' is a simple frontend for the gzip, bzi … 'Z' is a simple frontend for the gzip, bzip, tar, compress/uncompress, and zip/unzip utilities for compressing and uncompressing files and directories. The new compressed or uncompressed version will be in the same directory as the original. It processes its arguments according to the type of the file or directory given: If the argument is a plain file, then the file is compressed; if the argument is a compressed file with a name ending in .Z, .gz, .z, .bz2 or .zip, then the file is uncompressed; if the argument is a directory, the directory is archived into one file which is then compressed; if the argument is a compressed tar or zip archive with a name ending in .{tar.,tar,ta,t}{Z,gz,z,bz2} or .zip, then the archive is uncompressed and untarred. the archive is uncompressed and untarred. |
| Homepage URL | http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~kinzler/z/ + |
| Interface | command-line + , frontend + |
| Is GNU | false + |
| Keywords | Compression + , Z + , frontend + , tar + , gzip + , bzip + , uncompression + , compress/uncompress + , zip/unzip + , feather + |
| Last review by | Janet Casey + |
| Last review date | 16 August 2005 + |
| License | GPLv2orlater + |
| License verified by | Janet Casey + |
| License verified date | 26 August 2004 + |
| Name | Z + |
| Real name | Steve Kinzler + |
| Related projects | Gzip x86 + , Libzip + , Z2tml + , GNU tar + , Gzip + |
| Resource URL | mailto:kinzler@cs.indiana.edu + |
| Resource audience | Bug Tracking + , Developer + , Support + |
| Resource kind | E-mail + |
| Revisionid | 4,593 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 12 April 2011 14:18:00 + |
| Revisionuser | WikiSysop + |
| Role | Maintainer + |
| Short description | Frontend for compression utilities + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| System-administration | backup + |
| Use | interface + , system-administration + |
| User level | none + |
| Version comment | 2.4.0 stable released 2002-09-23 |
| Version date | 23 September 2002 + |
| Version download | http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~kinzler/z/z-2.4.0.tar.gz + |
| Version identifier | 2.4.0 + |
| Version status | stable + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 12 April 2011 14:18:00 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | kinzler@cs.indiana.edu + |
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