GNU bug report logs - #17697
gzip: --rsyncable not documented

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Message #8 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Daniel Drake <dsd <at> laptop.org>
To: Jan Chaloupka <jchaloup <at> redhat.com>
Cc: bug-gzip <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: gzip: --rsyncable not documented
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 16:15:08 +0100

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 <jchaloup <at> redhat.com> 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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