10-25-2013
To zip a file use command gzip filename
This will create filename.gz
To unzip the same file use gunzip filename.gz
This should help you kick start conversion process of perl to shell script.
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ftpconversions
ftpconversions(4) Kernel Interfaces Manual ftpconversions(4)
NAME
ftpconversions - ftpd conversions database
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
The conversions known by and their attributes are stored in an ASCII file that is structured as below. Each line in the file provides a
description for a single conversion. Fields are separated by colons (:).
Field Description
1 strip prefix
2 strip postfix
3 addon prefix
4 addon postfix
5 external command
6 types
7 options
8 description
strip postfix and addon postfix can be the file extensions or or or The file extensions the ftp server supports and the action that the ftp
server performs is summarized in the table below. This feature is supported only when using the command.
| |
True Filename | Specified Filename | Action
--------------+--------------------+---------------------------------------
filename.Z | filename | Decompress file before transmitting
filename | filename.Z | Compress filename before transmitting
filename | filename.tar | Tar filename before transmitting
filename | filename.tar.Z | Tar and compress filename
| | before transmitting
external command field is used to specify the path of the program/script to be used to perform the action specified for the different file
extensions as described in the above table.
types field indicates the flags that must be checked before compressing, decompressing, tarring and untarring the file requested by the
command.
options field specifies the options for the program/script specified in the external command field.
description is a short description of each conversion.
NOTE: The HP-UX command does not support any option to do or If the user wants to perform any such action, he/she must then write his/her
own program/script to do it and specify the pathname of the program/script in the external command field in the file. Also a copy of the
programs/scripts used to perform the conversions and the respective libraries used by the programs/scripts must be copied into the home
directory of each of the and user accounts for the and users to be able to perform on-the-fly conversions.
WARNINGS
The conversions mechanism does not currently support the strip prefix and addon prefix fields.
FILES
AUTHOR
was developed by the Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.
SEE ALSO
ftpd(1M), ftpaccess(4).
ftpconversions(4)