From unknown Fri Aug 15 16:19:01 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#17698 <17698@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#17698 <17698@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: [PATCH] gzip: --rsyncable missing in gzip.1 man page Reply-To: bug#17698 <17698@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 23:19:01 +0000 retitle 17698 [PATCH] gzip: --rsyncable missing in gzip.1 man page reassign 17698 gzip submitter 17698 jchaloup severity 17698 normal tag 17698 patch thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Jun 05 05:08:18 2014 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 5 Jun 2014 09:08:18 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:44738 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WsTej-0002lb-SL for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 05:08:18 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:45646) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WsT8V-0001dT-6X for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 04:35:01 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsT8K-0004Sk-TP for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 04:34:53 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50 autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:49201) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsT8K-0004SY-Qe for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 04:34:48 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47308) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsT8G-0006wA-3Z for bug-gzip@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 04:34:48 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsT8B-0004QN-Ft for bug-gzip@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 04:34:44 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:55264) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsT8B-0004QJ-7y for bug-gzip@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 04:34:39 -0400 Received: from int-mx02.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (int-mx02.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.12]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id s558Yb0p016549 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Thu, 5 Jun 2014 04:34:37 -0400 Received: from unused-4-157.brq.redhat.com (unused-4-183.brq.redhat.com [10.34.4.183]) by int-mx02.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id s558Ya4Q030799; Thu, 5 Jun 2014 04:34:37 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] gzip: --rsyncable missing in gzip.1 man page From: jchaloup To: bug-gzip@gnu.org Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 10:34:36 +0200 Message-ID: <20140605083435.15292.68827.stgit@unused-4-157.brq.redhat.com> User-Agent: StGit/0.17-dirty MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.67 on 10.5.11.12 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 Cc: jchaloup@redhat.com 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 (-----) Based on notes of Rob Rye from links http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gzip/2010-06/msg00002.html and http://beeznest.wordpress.com/2005/02/03/rsyncable-gzip/, composed together to describe --rsyncable option of gzip. Signed-off-by: jchaloup --- doc/gzip.texi | 3 +++ gzip.1 | 3 +++ 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/gzip.texi b/doc/gzip.texi index 3de3063..28453b0 100644 --- a/doc/gzip.texi +++ b/doc/gzip.texi @@ -394,6 +394,9 @@ method (less compression) and @option{--best} or @option{-9} indicates the slowest compression method (optimal compression). The default compression level is @option{-6} (that is, biased towards high compression at expense of speed). + +@item --rsyncable +Having a compressed file and synchronized between two computers using rsync, this option allows after changing a file not to send an entire new archive but just a small portion of it. Normally, after a change in any file of an archive, compressing algorithm can generate completely different archive that differs from the old one. This causes rsync to transmit entirely new version to the remote computer. With this option, rsync is able to transmit just the changed portions (plus some minimal padding in the area of the archive that necessarily changed as a result of the changes in the file). @end table @node Advanced usage diff --git a/gzip.1 b/gzip.1 index 71e097c..8c5d8c7 100644 --- a/gzip.1 +++ b/gzip.1 @@ -322,6 +322,9 @@ indicates the slowest compression method (best compression). The default compression level is .BR \-6 (that is, biased towards high compression at expense of speed). +.TP +.B \-\-rsyncable +Having a compressed file and synchronized between two computers using rsync, this option allows after changing a file not to send an entire new archive but just a small portion of it. Normally, after a change in any file of an archive, compressing algorithm can generate completely different archive that differs from the old one. This causes rsync to transmit entirely new version to the remote computer. With this option, rsync is able to transmit just the changed portions (plus some minimal padding in the area of the archive that necessarily changed as a result of the changes in the file). .SH "ADVANCED USAGE" Multiple compressed files can be concatenated. In this case, .I gunzip From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Jun 05 11:59:13 2014 Received: (at 17698-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 5 Jun 2014 15:59:13 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:45920 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Wsa4K-0001iD-8m for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 11:59:12 -0400 Received: from smtp.cs.ucla.edu ([131.179.128.62]:35127) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Wsa4E-0001hS-MK for 17698-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2014 11:59:07 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B856A60014; Thu, 5 Jun 2014 08:58:56 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at smtp.cs.ucla.edu Received: from smtp.cs.ucla.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.cs.ucla.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 8TNnkDgMzzD8; Thu, 5 Jun 2014 08:58:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from penguin.cs.ucla.edu (Penguin.CS.UCLA.EDU [131.179.64.200]) by smtp.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 27A1539E8008; Thu, 5 Jun 2014 08:58:48 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <539093B5.7060301@cs.ucla.edu> Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 08:58:45 -0700 From: Paul Eggert Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: jchaloup , 17698-done@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#17698: [PATCH] gzip: --rsyncable missing in gzip.1 man page References: <20140605083435.15292.68827.stgit@unused-4-157.brq.redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <20140605083435.15292.68827.stgit@unused-4-157.brq.redhat.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -3.0 (---) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 17698-done 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: -3.0 (---) GNU gzip doesn't have an --rsyncable option, so I'm afraid you'll need to send this to the maintainer of the patched version you're using. 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