From unknown Tue Aug 19 00:33:06 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#17697 <17697@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#17697 <17697@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: gzip: --rsyncable not documented Reply-To: bug#17697 <17697@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 07:33:06 +0000 retitle 17697 gzip: --rsyncable not documented reassign 17697 gzip submitter 17697 Jan Chaloupka severity 17697 normal tag 17697 patch thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Jun 05 05:08:17 2014 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 5 Jun 2014 09:08:17 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:44736 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WsTeh-0002lV-Nd for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 05:08:17 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:50468) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WsS6R-0007r2-4M for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 03:28:49 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsS6G-00024V-1W for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 03:28:41 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:50471) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsS6F-00024R-Ua for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 03:28:35 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:52098) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsS6A-0003RV-Uo for bug-gzip@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 03:28:35 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsS65-000228-KL for bug-gzip@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 03:28:30 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:60574) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsS65-00021Z-C8 for bug-gzip@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 03:28:25 -0400 Received: from int-mx13.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (int-mx13.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.26]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id s557SNwa023080 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=OK); Thu, 5 Jun 2014 03:28:23 -0400 Received: from unused-4-157.brq.redhat.com (unused-4-183.brq.redhat.com [10.34.4.183]) by int-mx13.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id s557SLTD027349; Thu, 5 Jun 2014 03:28:22 -0400 Message-ID: <53901C15.9020001@redhat.com> Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 09:28:21 +0200 From: Jan Chaloupka User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: bug-gzip@gnu.org, dsd@laptop.org Subject: gzip: --rsyncable not documented Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.68 on 10.5.11.26 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 05:08:13 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) Hi, --rsyncable option of gzip is nowhere documented. Looking at: http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/manual/gzip.html http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/manual/gzip.txt or man gzip. Only for gzip -h: --rsyncable Make rsync-friendly archive Could someone give mi a hint where to find documentation for this option? Or write down a paragraph or 2-3 sentences about it? Thank you for any answer Jan From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Jun 05 11:37:26 2014 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 5 Jun 2014 15:37:26 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:45899 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WsZjJ-0000x0-MJ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 11:37:26 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:44454) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WsZO1-0000Bi-8d for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 11:15:29 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsZNs-00011c-6s for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 11:15:20 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:54000) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsZNs-00011Q-4L for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 11:15:16 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:46084) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsZNm-0007hv-JE for bug-gzip@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 11:15:16 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsZNl-0000rS-EI for bug-gzip@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 11:15:10 -0400 Received: from mail-yh0-x233.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4002:c01::233]:49015) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsZNl-0000qZ-AV for bug-gzip@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 11:15:09 -0400 Received: by mail-yh0-f51.google.com with SMTP id f73so957192yha.10 for ; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 08:15:08 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=fjziJGEcWKjtM3wdy+hNwYX/J8BP1nlXWng7rluMXMs=; b=sNzjCkxE88Pj1uFq7XIRO+Iqp6HCFDRNjJBOGZJT4baeaoFtusi5GJ70HiUX4B2Wsv rak7Gj86hfuxAfsg+7YnbDzs8FQt4+LUbnsZfA1ogfO0ZSMuzZfaHN+nmTv+nahcWivS kHvTc97MaPJKP5DYgtrPzRPOJdMsy6WDMpCHIq7lmmer+EkMgesIPZ4BAQfWDx5iRwVI zHK39FRVi/adOLvlooby+/x1V0yHv4k3oMKgw/Bwf3Z3pzQjpiSj7i/cwHUXsn/ftjoc UqQbj+u8JWlxkS5X8pgLYY2XHZxeE7OcIRN+dvPXvdc1iYSLv8cJjjv/cBMLSFd4+9ub P4xw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.236.36.45 with SMTP id v33mr37276453yha.129.1401981308771; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 08:15:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.170.219.4 with HTTP; Thu, 5 Jun 2014 08:15:08 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <53901C15.9020001@redhat.com> References: <53901C15.9020001@redhat.com> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 16:15:08 +0100 X-Google-Sender-Auth: LX-n8988tof5_AY9toBaqzAOTV0 Message-ID: Subject: Re: gzip: --rsyncable not documented From: Daniel Drake To: Jan Chaloupka Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 11:37:22 -0400 Cc: bug-gzip@gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) IIRC this is a patch added in RH/Fedora, not part of official gzip. The best documentation is then probably the patch inside the RH package. On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 8:28 AM, Jan Chaloupka wrote: > Hi, > > --rsyncable option of gzip is nowhere documented. Looking at: > > http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/manual/gzip.html > http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/manual/gzip.txt > > or man gzip. Only for gzip -h: > > --rsyncable Make rsync-friendly archive > > Could someone give mi a hint where to find documentation for this option? Or > write down a paragraph or 2-3 sentences about it? 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