+    else
+       CMD_ENCRYPT="tee /dev/null ";
+       CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX="";
+       vbm "DEBUG:Encryption not enabled."
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "$OPTION_COMPRESS" = "true" ]]; then # Check if compression option active
+       if checkapp gzip; then # Check if gzip available
+           CMD_COMPRESS="gzip ";
+           CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX=".gz";
+       else
+           yell "ERROR:Compression enabled but \"gzip\" not found. Exiting."; exit 1;
+       fi
+    else
+       CMD_COMPRESS="tee /dev/null ";
+       CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX="";
+       vbm "DEBUG:Compression not enabled."