+} # bkgpslog: write version data to PATHOUT_TAR via appendArgTar()
+magicGatherWriteBuffer() {
+    # Desc: bkgpslog-specific meta function for writing data to DIR_TMP then appending each file to PATHOUT_TAR
+    # Inputs: PATHOUT_TAR FILEOUT_{NMEA,GPX,KML} CMD_CONV_{NMEA,GPX,KML} CMD_{COMPRESS,ENCRYPT} DIR_TMP,
+    # Inputs: BUFFER_TTL bufferTTL_STR SCRIPT_HOSTNAME CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX
+    # Depends: yell, try, vbm, appendArgTar, tar
+    local FN="${FUNCNAME[0]}";
+    wait; # Wait to avoid collision with older magicWriteBuffer() instances (see https://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/x9644.html )
+    # Create buffer file with unique name
+    PATHOUT_BUFFER="$DIR_TMP/buffer$SECONDS";
+    # Fill buffer
+    timeout "$BUFFER_TTL"s gpspipe -r -o "$PATHOUT_BUFFER" ;
+    timeBufferStart="$(dateTimeShort  "$(date --date="$BUFFER_TTL seconds ago")")"; # Note start time
+    vbm "DEBUG:STATUS:$FN:Started magicWriteBuffer().";
+    # Determine file paths (time is start of buffer period)
+    FILEOUT_BASENAME="$timeBufferStart""--""$bufferTTL_STR""..""$SCRIPT_HOSTNAME""_location" && vbm "STATUS:Set FILEOUT_BASENAME to:$FILEOUT_BASENAME";
+    ## Files saved to DIR_TMP
+    FILEOUT_NMEA="$FILEOUT_BASENAME".nmea"$CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX""$CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX" && vbm "STATUS:Set FILEOUT_NMEA to:$FILEOUT_NMEA";
+    FILEOUT_GPX="$FILEOUT_BASENAME".gpx"$CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX""$CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX" && vbm "STATUS:Set FILEOUT_GPX to:$FILEOUT_GPX";
+    FILEOUT_KML="$FILEOUT_BASENAME".kml"$CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX""$CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX" && vbm "STATUS:Set FILEOUT_KML to:$FILEOUT_KML";
+    PATHOUT_NMEA="$DIR_TMP"/"$FILEOUT_NMEA" && vbm "STATUS:Set PATHOUT_NMEA to:$PATHOUT_NMEA";
+    PATHOUT_GPX="$DIR_TMP"/"$FILEOUT_GPX" && vbm "STATUS:Set PATHOUT_GPX to:$PATHOUT_GPX";
+    PATHOUT_KML="$DIR_TMP"/"$FILEOUT_KML" && vbm "STATUS:Set PATHOUT_KML to:$PATHOUT_KML";
+    ## Files saved to disk (DIR_OUT)
+    ### one file per day (Ex: "20200731..hostname_location.[.gpx.gz].tar")
+    PATHOUT_TAR="$DIR_OUT"/"$(dateShort "$(date --date="$BUFFER_TTL seconds ago")")".."$SCRIPT_HOSTNAME""_location""$CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX""$CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX".tar && \
+       vbm "STATUS:Set PATHOUT_TAR to:$PATHOUT_TAR";
+    # DEBUG: check vars
+    vbm "STATUS:DIR_TMP     :$DIR_TMP";
+    vbm "STATUS:PATHOUT_TAR :$PATHOUT_TAR";
+    vbm "STATUS:PATHOUT_NMEA:$PATHOUT_NMEA";
+    vbm "STATUS:PATHOUT_GPX:$PATHOUT_GPX";
+    vbm "STATUS:PATHOUT_KML:$PATHOUT_KML";
+    
+    
+    # Validate PATHOUT_TAR as tar.
+    checkMakeTar "$PATHOUT_TAR";
+    ## Add VERSION file if checkMakeTar had to create a tar (exited 1) or replace one (exited 2)
+    if [[ $? -eq 1 ]] || [[ $? -eq 2 ]]; then magicWriteVersion; fi
+
+    # Write bufferBash to PATHOUT_TAR
+    appendFileTar "$PATHOUT_BUFFER" "$FILEOUT_NMEA" "$PATHOUT_TAR" "$DIR_TMP" "$CMD_CONV_NMEA" "$CMD_COMPRESS" "$CMD_ENCRYPT"; # Write NMEA data
+    appendFileTar "$PATHOUT_BUFFER" "$FILEOUT_GPX" "$PATHOUT_TAR" "$DIR_TMP" "$CMD_CONV_GPX" "$CMD_COMPRESS" "$CMD_ENCRYPT"; # Write GPX file
+    appendFileTar "$PATHOUT_BUFFER" "$FILEOUT_KML" "$PATHOUT_TAR" "$DIR_TMP" "$CMD_CONV_KML" "$CMD_COMPRESS" "$CMD_ENCRYPT"; # Write KML file
+
+    # Remove secured chunks from DIR_TMP
+    rm "$PATHOUT_BUFFER" "$PATHOUT_NMEA" "$PATHOUT_GPX" "$PATHOUT_KML";
+    vbm "DEBUG:STATUS:$FN:Finished magicWriteBuffer().";
+} # write buffer to disk
+magicParseRecipientDir() {
+    # Desc: Updates recPubKeysValid with pubkeys in dir specified by '-R' option ("recipient directory")
+    # Inputs:  vars: OPTION_RECDIR, argRecDir, OPTION_ENCRYPTION
+    #          arry: recPubKeysValid
+    # Outputs: arry: recPubKeysValid
+    # Depends: processArguments,
+    local recFileLine updateRecipients recipientDir
+    declare -a candRecPubKeysValid
+
+    # Check that '-e' and '-R' set
+    if [[ "$OPTION_ENCRYPTION" = "true" ]] && [[ "$OPTION_RECDIR" = "true" ]]; then
+       ### Check that argRecDir is a directory.
+       if [[ -d "$argRecDir" ]]; then
+           recipientDir="$argRecDir";
+           #### Initialize variable indicating outcome of pubkey review
+           unset updateRecipients
+           #### Add existing recipients
+           candRecPubKeysValid=(${recPubKeysValid[@]});
+           #### Parse files in recipientDir
+           for file in "$recipientDir"/*; do
+               ##### Read first line of each file
+               recFileLine="$(cat "$file" | head -n1)";
+               ##### check if first line is a valid pubkey
+               if checkAgePubkey "$recFileLine" && \
+                       ( validateInput "$recFileLine" "ssh_pubkey" || validateInput "$recFileLine" "age_pubkey"); then
+                   ###### T: add candidate pubkey to candRecPubKeysValid
+                   candRecPubKeysValid+=("$recFileLine");
+               else
+                   ###### F: throw warning;
+                   yell "ERROR:Invalid recipient file detected. Not modifying recipient list."
+                   updateRecipients="false";
+               fi;
+           done
+           #### Write updated recPubKeysValid array to recPubKeysValid if no failure detected
+           if ! updateRecipients="false"; then
+               recPubKeysValid=(${candRecPubKeysValid[@]});
+           fi;
+       else
+           yell "ERROR:$0:Recipient directory $argRecDir does not exist. Exiting."; exit 1;
+       fi;
+    fi;
+    # Handle case if '-e' set but '-R' not set
+    if [[ "$OPTION_ENCRYPTION" = "true" ]] && [[ ! "$OPTION_RECDIR" = "true" ]]; then
+       yell "ERROR: \'-e\' set but \'-R\' is not set."; fi;
+    # Handle case if '-R' set but '-e' not set
+    if [[ ! "$OPTION_ENCRYPTION" = "true" ]] && [[ "$OPTION_RECDIR" = "true" ]]; then
+       yell "ERROR: \'-R\' is set but \'-e\' is not set."; fi;
+} # Update recPubKeysValid with argRecDir
+magicParseRecipientArgs() {
+    # Desc: Parses recipient arguments specified by '-r' option
+    # Input:  vars: OPTION_ENCRYPT from processArguments()
+    #         arry: argRecPubKeys from processArguments()
+    # Output: vars: CMD_ENCRYPT, CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX
+    #         arry: recPubKeysValid
+    # Depends: checkapp(), checkAgePubkey(), validateInput(), processArguments()
+    local recipients
+
+    # Check if encryption option active.
+    if [[ "$OPTION_ENCRYPT" = "true" ]] && [[ "$OPTION_RECIPIENTS" = "true" ]]; then 
+       if checkapp age; then # Check that age is available.
+           for pubkey in "${argRecPubKeys[@]}"; do # Validate recipient pubkey strings by forming test message
+               vbm "DEBUG:Testing pubkey string:$pubkey";
+               if checkAgePubkey "$pubkey" && \
+                       ( validateInput "$pubkey" "ssh_pubkey" || validateInput "$pubkey" "age_pubkey"); then
+                   #### Form age recipient string
+                   recipients="$recipients""-r '$pubkey' ";
+                   vbm "STATUS:Added pubkey for forming age recipient string:""$pubkey";
+                   vbm "DEBUG:recipients:""$recipients";
+                   #### Add validated pubkey to recPubKeysValid array
+                   recPubKeysValid+=("$pubkey") && vbm "DEBUG:recPubkeysValid:pubkey added:$pubkey";
+               else
+                   yell "ERROR:Exit code ""$?"". Invalid recipient pubkey string. Exiting."; exit 1;
+               fi;
+           done
+           vbm "DEBUG:Finished processing argRecPubKeys array";
+
+           ##  Form age command string
+           CMD_ENCRYPT="age ""$recipients " && vbm "CMD_ENCRYPT:$CMD_ENCRYPT";
+           CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX=".age" && vbm "CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX:$CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX";
+       else
+           yell "ERROR:Encryption enabled but \"age\" not found. Exiting."; exit 1;
+       fi;
+    else
+       CMD_ENCRYPT="tee /dev/null " && vbm "CMD_ENCRYPT:$CMD_ENCRYPT";
+       CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX="" && vbm "CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX:$CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX";
+       vbm "DEBUG:Encryption not enabled."
+    fi;
+    # Catch case if '-e' is set but '-r' or '-R' is not
+    if [[ "$OPTION_ENCRYPT" = "true" ]] && [[ ! "$OPTION_RECIPIENTS" = "true" ]]; then
+       yell "ERROR:\'-e\' set but no \'-r\' or \'-R\' set."; exit 1; fi;
+    # Catch case if '-r' or '-R' set but '-e' is not
+    if [[ ! "$OPTION_ENCRYPT" = "true" ]] && [[ "$OPTION_RECIPIENTS" = "true" ]]; then
+       yell "ERROR:\'-r\' or \'-R\' set but \'-e\' is not set."; exit 1; fi; 
+} # Populate recPubKeysValid with argRecPubKeys; form encryption cmd string and filename suffix
+magicParseCompressionArg() {
+    # Desc: Parses compression arguments specified by '-c' option
+    # Input:  vars: OPTION_COMPRESS
+    # Output: CMD_COMPRESS, CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX
+    # Depends: checkapp(), vbm(), gzip, 
+    if [[ "$OPTION_COMPRESS" = "true" ]]; then # Check if compression option active
+       if checkapp gzip; then # Check if gzip available
+           CMD_COMPRESS="gzip " && vbm "CMD_COMPRESS:$CMD_COMPRESS";
+           CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX=".gz" && vbm "CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX:$CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX";
+       else
+           yell "ERROR:Compression enabled but \"gzip\" not found. Exiting."; exit 1;
+       fi
+    else
+       CMD_COMPRESS="tee /dev/null " && vbm "CMD_COMPRESS:$CMD_COMPRESS";
+       CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX="" && vbm "CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX:$CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX";
+       vbm "DEBUG:Compression not enabled.";
+    fi    
+} # Form compression cmd string and filename suffix
+magicInitWorkingDir() {
+    # Desc: Determine temporary working directory from defaults or user input
+    # Input:  vars: OPTION_TEMPDIR, argTmpDirPriority, DIR_TMP_DEFAULT
+    # Input:  vars: SCRIPT_TIME_START
+    # Output: vars: DIR_TMP
+    # Depends: processArguments(), vbm(), yell()
+    # Parse '-t' option (user-specified temporary working dir)
+    ## Set DIR_TMP_PARENT to user-specified value if specified
+    local DIR_TMP_PARENT