Lasse Collin wrote:
Hypothetically, someone somewhere might rely on GZIP=-n when compressing regular files.
Have you considered that removing GZIP, as Paul did originally, would maximize reliability, minimize maintenance work, prevent long discussions about what options GZIP should or should not allow, and not interfere with the user's freedom to define an environment variable for his/her own scripts:
gzip ${MY_GZIP_OPT} [options] [files]
Best regards,
Antonio.
