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reduction in size and file overwriting are not performed, the input file is

not removed, and the attributes of the input file are not retained.

.Pp

By default, when compressing, the original file name and time stamp

is stored in the compressed file.

When uncompressing, this information is not used.

Instead, the uncompressed file inherits the time stamp of the

compressed version and the uncompressed file name is generated from

the name of the compressed file as described above.

These defaults may be overridden by the

.Fl N

and

.Fl n

flags, described below.

.Pp

The options are as follows:

.Bl -tag -width Ds

.It Fl 1...9

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is printed instead).

.El

.It Fl N

When compressing, save the original file name and time stamp in the

compressed file.

This information is saved by default.

When uncompressing or listing, use the time stamp and file name stored

in the compressed file, if any, for the uncompressed version.

.It Fl n

When compressing, do not save the original file name and time stamp.

When compressing, do not store the original file name and time stamp

This information is saved by default.

in the

When uncompressing, do not restore the original file name and time stamp.

.Nm

By default, the uncompressed file inherits the time stamp of the

header.

compressed version and the uncompressed file name is generated from

the name of the compressed file name as described above.

.It Fl O

Use old compression method

(force