On 25Jun2006 21:51, Don Russell <fedora@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: | Les Mikesell wrote: | >[snip] | > Is there some reason to keep | >the compressed and uncompressed versions in the same | >directory? | | A typical application for this sort of thing is to take advantage of | +Multiview in Apache. If there is a .gz version of a file and a | "regular" version of the same file, Apache can be be configured to serve | the.gz file if the browser supports it. | | Should I open a bugzilla/RFE against gzip to provide an option to keep | the original file? I think this sort of use is getting more common. Why not just write a tiny shell script wrapper for gzip? Rip it out of your for-loop and make a one-line script, then call that. -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/
