CZIUD04@MVS.ULCC.AC.UK (02/12/90)
A short while ago I asked about files with the name extension ".Z" . My thanks to all who responded to my query. I think that it might be worthwhile to post this selection of replies: -------------------------------------------------------------------- > From: Nan Zou <NAN@EARN.KSUVM> >Files ending with a .Z are indeed compressed by a Unix 16-bit >compression method. Most MS-DOS compression utilities only go up to >about 14 bits, so they cannot handel the .Z files, however, there is >a utility on SIMTEL20 that can uncompress the .Z files. ------- It's in PD1:<MSDOS.SQ-USQ>COMPRS16.ARC ... and works just fine. I am not a VMS user but the following might be of interest to those of you who are ... --------------------------------------------------------------------- > From: "Rob Wedlock" robw%edu.uwyo.corral@edu.uwyo.outlaw > I uncompress those on our vax with a program called LZDCM.EXE: > (after setting the usual symbol unz to lzdcm.exe...) >$ unz file.Z (goes to sys$output) >$ unz file.Z outfile.ext (goes to outfile.ext) > On **ix I think that "uncompress" is the utility that will to that. > I'm not sure of the name but I know **ix has it, because LZDCM.EXE > was written to do that same thing unix does only on a vax! ------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks again, Allan