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From: tronix@polari.UUCP (David Daniel)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Troubles with zcat
Message-ID: <2907@polari.UUCP>
Date: 18 Dec 90 12:34:18 GMT
Reply-To: tronix@polari.UUCP (David Daniel)
Organization: Seattle Online Public Unix (206) 328-4944
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I've recently begun using the compress program under SCO Xenix.
The manual says that I can use the zcat afile.Z to read a compressed
file. However, if I try to do this:

zcat afile.Z | more

all I get is a zcat'ed file across my screen. What salient point am I missing?

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David Daniel (The man with no disclaimer)  tronix@polari.UUCP
"Beware the Truth. If you find a Truth it can demand that you make painful
changes."  - Frank Herbert