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From: fred@cdin-1.UUCP (Fred Rump)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Re: How do I convert a file with .Z on the end?
Message-ID: <401@cdin-1.UUCP>
Date: 14 Dec 89 16:24:29 GMT
References: <1989Dec12.210649.17844@cec1.wustl.edu>
Reply-To: fred@cdin-1.UUCP (Fred Rump)
Organization: CompuData, Incorporated, Philadelphia, PA
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In article <1989Dec12.210649.17844@cec1.wustl.edu> dal8372@cec2.UUCP (David A. Luther) writes:
>I have a few files that have a .Z on the end of them.  How do I convert
>them to a normal file?  If there is a program to do this, does anyone
>have a copy?

On my box (386 Xenix) this is a compressed file.
I simply say:
compress -d filename
and I get a nice uncompressed file
compress filename
will automatically append the Z to the end of the file to indicate its new 
status in life.
Fred 

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