X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?p=debian%2Fgzip;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fgzip.info;fp=doc%2Fgzip.info;h=d0f64058ac60780750aabb0f6f5188a19faaf8e2;hp=69f373b07c76ee70e4fef92857a194edeae3f9e1;hb=dc02bf0d39a3ae0d90d9b7b0feb32c2cc7cdff86;hpb=a8a88eddaa90432e6ec1b8d9d5c9842bc91afd1d diff --git a/doc/gzip.info b/doc/gzip.info index 69f373b..d0f6405 100644 --- a/doc/gzip.info +++ b/doc/gzip.info @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -This is gzip.info, produced by makeinfo version 6.3 from gzip.texi. +This is gzip.info, produced by makeinfo version 6.5 from gzip.texi. -This manual is for GNU Gzip (version 1.9, 7 January 2018), and documents +This manual is for GNU Gzip (version 1.10, 7 August 2018), and documents commands for compressing and decompressing data. Copyright © 1998-1999, 2001-2002, 2006-2007, 2009-2018 Free Software @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ File: gzip.info, Node: Top, Next: Overview, Up: (dir) GNU Gzip: General file (de)compression ************************************** -This manual is for GNU Gzip (version 1.9, 7 January 2018), and documents +This manual is for GNU Gzip (version 1.10, 7 August 2018), and documents commands for compressing and decompressing data. Copyright © 1998-1999, 2001-2002, 2006-2007, 2009-2018 Free Software @@ -86,16 +86,19 @@ example, if file names are limited to 14 characters, gzip.msdos.exe is compressed to gzi.msd.exe.gz. Names are not truncated on systems which do not have a limit on file name length. - By default, ‘gzip’ keeps the original file name and timestamp in the -compressed file. These are used when decompressing the file with the -‘-N’ option. This is useful when the compressed file name was truncated -or when the timestamp was not preserved after a file transfer. However, -due to limitations in the current ‘gzip’ file format, fractional seconds -are discarded. Also, timestamps must fall within the range 1970-01-01 -00:00:01 through 2106-02-07 06:28:15 UTC, and hosts whose operating -systems use 32-bit timestamps are further restricted to timestamps no -later than 2038-01-19 03:14:07 UTC. The upper bounds assume the typical -case where leap seconds are ignored. + By default, ‘gzip’ keeps the original file name in the compressed +file. This can be useful when decompressing the file with ‘-N’ if the +compressed file name was truncated after a file transfer. + + If the original is a regular file, ‘gzip’ by default keeps its +timestamp in the compressed file. This can be useful when decompressing +the file with ‘-N’ if the timestamp was not preserved after a file +transfer. However, due to limitations in the current ‘gzip’ file +format, fractional seconds are discarded. Also, timestamps must fall +within the range 1970-01-01 00:00:01 through 2106-02-07 06:28:15 UTC, +and hosts whose operating systems use 32-bit timestamps are further +restricted to timestamps no later than 2038-01-19 03:14:07 UTC. The +upper bounds assume the typical case where leap seconds are ignored. Compressed files can be restored to their original form using ‘gzip -d’ or ‘gunzip’ or ‘zcat’. If the original name saved in the compressed @@ -311,11 +314,12 @@ The format for running the ‘gzip’ program is: ‘--name’ ‘-N’ - When compressing, always save the original file name and timestamp; - this is the default. When decompressing, restore the original file - name and timestamp if present. This option is useful on systems - which have a limit on file name length or when the timestamp has - been lost after a file transfer. + When compressing, always save the original file name, and save the + original timestamp if the original is a regular file; this is the + default. When decompressing, restore the original file name and + timestamp if present. This option is useful on systems which have + a limit on file name length or when the timestamp has been lost + after a file transfer. ‘--quiet’ ‘-q’ @@ -986,14 +990,14 @@ Appendix B Concept index Tag Table: Node: Top1472 Node: Overview2701 -Node: Sample8164 -Node: Invoking gzip10308 -Node: Advanced usage16590 -Node: Environment18221 -Node: Tapes19082 -Node: Problems19640 -Node: GNU Free Documentation License20126 -Node: Concept index45480 +Node: Sample8309 +Node: Invoking gzip10453 +Node: Advanced usage16793 +Node: Environment18424 +Node: Tapes19285 +Node: Problems19843 +Node: GNU Free Documentation License20329 +Node: Concept index45683  End Tag Table