Thanks for reporting this. This was fixed back in gzip version 1.6-1, and the oldest version of gzip in a supported version of Ubuntu is 1.6-3ubuntu1. Closing!
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #688305 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=688305 ** Also affects: gzip (Debian) via https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=688305 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: gzip (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to gzip in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1113597 Title: --rsyncable option not documented in man page Status in gzip package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in gzip package in Debian: Unknown Bug description: ## Package Information Description: Ubuntu 12.10 Release: 12.10 gzip/quantal uptodate 1.5-1.1ubuntu1 ## Bug Description `man 1 gzip` does not contain any information about the `--rsyncable` option. However, the output of `gzip -h` explains the option as follows: --rsyncable Make rsync-friendly archive The option should be documented in the man page. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gzip/+bug/1113597/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
