+    # Create buffer file with unique name
+    pathoutBuffer="$dir_tmp/buffer$SECONDS" && vbm "pathoutBuffer:$pathoutBuffer";
+    # Fill buffer
+    timeout "$bufferTTL"s gpspipe -r -o "$pathoutBuffer" ;
+    timeBufferStartLong="$(date --date="$bufferTTL seconds ago" --iso-8601=seconds)" && vbm "timeBufferStartLong:$timeBufferStartLong";
+    timeBufferStart="$(dateTimeShort "$timeBufferStartLong" )" && vbm "timeBufferStart:$timeBufferStart"; # Note start time
+    # Determine file paths (time is start of buffer period)
+    fileoutBasename="$timeBufferStart""--""$bufferTTL_STR""..""$scriptHostname""_location" && vbm "STATUS:Set fileoutBasename to:$fileoutBasename";
+    ## Files saved to dir_tmp
+    fileout_nmea="$fileoutBasename".nmea"$cmd_compress_suffix""$cmd_encrypt_suffix" && vbm "STATUS:Set fileout_nmea to:$fileout_nmea";
+    fileout_gpx="$fileoutBasename".gpx"$cmd_compress_suffix""$cmd_encrypt_suffix" && vbm "STATUS:Set fileout_gpx to:$fileout_gpx";
+    fileout_kml="$fileoutBasename".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 (dirOut)
+    ### one file per day (Ex: "20200731..hostname_location.[.gpx.gz].tar")
+    pathout_tar="$dirOut"/"$(dateShort "$(date --date="$bufferTTL seconds ago" --iso-8601=seconds)")".."$scriptHostname""_location""$cmd_compress_suffix""$cmd_encrypt_suffix".tar && \
+       vbm "STATUS:Set pathout_tar to:$pathout_tar";
+    # DEBUG: check vars
+    vbm "STATUS:fn             :$fn";
+    vbm "STATUS:dir_tmp        :$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";
+    vbm "STATUS:bufferTTL      :$bufferTTL";
+    vbm "STATUS:pathoutBuffer  :$pathoutBuffer";
+    vbm "STATUS:timeBufferStart:$timeBufferStart";
+    vbm "fileoutBasename      :$fileoutBasename";
+    
+    # Validate pathout_tar as tar.
+    checkMakeTar "$pathout_tar";
+    ## Add VERSION file if checkMakeTar had to create a tar (exited 1) or replace one (exited 2)
+    vbm "exit status before magicWriteVersion:$?"
+    if [[ $? -eq 1 ]] || [[ $? -eq 2 ]]; then magicWriteVersion; fi
+
+    # Write bufferBash to pathout_tar
+    wait; # Wait to avoid collision with older magicWriteBuffer() instances (see https://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/x9644.html )
+    appendFileTar "$pathoutBuffer" "$fileout_nmea" "$pathout_tar" "$dir_tmp" "$cmd_conv_nmea" "$cmd_compress" "$cmd_encrypt"; # Write NMEA data
+    appendFileTar "$pathoutBuffer" "$fileout_gpx" "$pathout_tar" "$dir_tmp" "$cmd_conv_gpx" "$cmd_compress" "$cmd_encrypt"; # Write GPX file
+    appendFileTar "$pathoutBuffer" "$fileout_kml" "$pathout_tar" "$dir_tmp" "$cmd_conv_kml" "$cmd_compress" "$cmd_encrypt"; # Write KML file
+
+    # Remove secured chunks from dir_tmp
+    rm "$pathoutBuffer" "$pathout_nmea" "$pathout_gpx" "$pathout_kml";
+    vbm "DEBUG:STATUS:$fn:Finished magicGatherWriteBuffer().";
+} # write buffer to disk
+magicParseRecipientDir() {
+    # Desc: Updates recPubKeysValid with pubkeys in dir specified by '-R' option ("recipient directory")
+    # Inputs:  vars: optionRecDir, argRecDir, optionEncrypt
+    #          arry: recPubKeysValid
+    # Outputs: arry: recPubKeysValid
+    # Depends: processArguments,
+    local recipientDir recFileLine updateRecipients 
+    declare -a candRecPubKeysValid
+
+    # Check that '-e' and '-R' set
+    if [[ "$optionEncrypt" = "true" ]] && [[ "$optionRecDir" = "true" ]]; then
+       ### Check that argRecDir is a directory.
+       if [[ -d "$argRecDir" ]]; then
+           recipientDir="$argRecDir" && vbm "STATUS:Recipient watch directory detected:\"$recipientDir\"";
+           #### Initialize variable indicating outcome of pubkey review
+           unset updateRecipients
+           #### Add existing recipients
+           candRecPubKeysValid=("${recPubKeysValidStatic[@]}");
+           #### Parse files in recipientDir
+           for file in "$recipientDir"/*; do
+               ##### Read first line of each file
+               recFileLine="$(head -n1 "$file")" && vbm "STATUS:Checking if pubkey:\"$recFileLine\"";
+               ##### check if first line is a valid pubkey
+               if checkAgePubkey "$recFileLine" && \
+                       ( validateInput "$recFileLine" "ssh_pubkey" || validateInput "$recFileLine" "age_pubkey"); then
+                   ###### T: add candidate pubkey to candRecPubKeysValid
+                   candRecPubKeysValid+=("$recFileLine") && vbm "STATUS:RecDir pubkey is valid pubkey:\"$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[@]}") && vbm "STATUS:Wrote candRecPubkeysValid to recPubKeysValid:\"${recPubKeysValid[*]}\"";
+           fi;
+       else
+           yell "ERROR:$0:Recipient directory $argRecDir does not exist. Exiting."; exit 1;
+       fi;
+    fi;
+    # Handle case if '-R' set but '-e' not set
+    if [[ ! "$optionEncrypt" = "true" ]] && [[ "$optionRecDir" = "true" ]]; then
+       yell "ERROR: \\'-R\\' is set but \\'-e\\' is not set."; fi;
+} # Update recPubKeysValid with argRecDir
+magicParseRecipientArgs() {
+    # Desc: Parses recipient arguments specified by '-r' option
+    # Input:  vars: optionEncrypt, optionRecipients
+    #         arry: argRecPubKeys from processArguments()
+    # Output: vars: cmd_encrypt, cmd_encrypt_suffix
+    #         arry: recPubKeysValid, recPubKeysValidStatic
+    # Depends: checkapp(), checkAgePubkey(), validateInput(), processArguments()
+    local recipients
+
+    # Check if encryption option active.
+    if [[ "$optionEncrypt" = "true" ]] && [[ "$optionRecipients" = "true" ]]; then 
+       if checkapp age; then # Check that age is available.
+           for pubkey in "${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 ""$?"". Invalid recipient pubkey string. Exiting."; exit 1;
+               fi;
+           done
+           vbm "DEBUG:Finished processing argRecPubKeys array";
+           vbm "STATUS:Array of validated pubkeys:${recPubKeysValid[*]}";
+           recPubKeysValidStatic=("${recPubKeysValid[@]}"); # Save static image of pubkeys validated by this function
+
+           ##  Form age command string
+           cmd_encrypt="age ""$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 [[ "$optionEncrypt" = "true" ]] && [[ ! "$optionRecipients" = "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 [[ ! "$optionEncrypt" = "true" ]] && [[ "$optionRecipients" = "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: optionCompress
+    # Output: cmd_compress, cmd_compress_suffix
+    # Depends: checkapp(), vbm(), gzip, 
+    if [[ "$optionCompress" = "true" ]]; then # Check if compression option active
+       if checkapp gzip; then # Check if gzip available
+           cmd_compress="gzip " && vbm "cmd_compress:$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:$cmd_compress_suffix";
+       vbm "DEBUG:Compression not enabled.";
+    fi    
+} # Form compression cmd string and filename suffix
+magicInitWorkingDir() {
+    # Desc: Determine temporary working directory from defaults or user input
+    # Usage: magicInitWorkingDir
+    # Input:  vars: optionTmpDir, argTempDirPriority, dirTmpDefault
+    # Input:  vars: scriptTimeStart
+    # Output: vars: dir_tmp
+    # Depends: processArguments(), vbm(), yell()
+    # Parse '-t' option (user-specified temporary working dir)
+    ## Set dir_tmp_parent to user-specified value if specified
+    local dir_tmp_parent
+    
+    if [[ "$optionTmpDir" = "true" ]]; then
+       if [[ -d "$argTempDirPriority" ]]; then
+           dir_tmp_parent="$argTempDirPriority"; 
+       else
+           yell "WARNING:Specified temporary working directory not valid:$argTempDirPriority";
+           exit 1; # Exit since user requires a specific temp dir and it is not available.
+       fi;
+    else
+    ## Set dir_tmp_parent to default or fallback otherwise
+       if [[ -d "$dirTmpDefault" ]]; then
+           dir_tmp_parent="$dirTmpDefault";
+       elif [[ -d /tmp ]]; then
+           yell "WARNING:$dirTmpDefault not available. Falling back to /tmp .";
+           dir_tmp_parent="/tmp";
+       else
+           yell "ERROR:No valid working directory available. Exiting.";
+           exit 1;
+       fi
+    fi;
+    ## Set dir_tmp using dir_tmp_parent and nonce (scriptTimeStart)
+    dir_tmp="$dir_tmp_parent"/"$scriptTimeStart""..bkgpslog" && vbm "DEBUG:Set dir_tmp to:$dir_tmp"; # Note: removed at end of main().
+} # Sets working dir
+magicParseCustomTTL() {
+    # Desc: Set user-specified TTLs for buffer and script
+    # Input: vars: argCustomBufferTTL (integer), argCustomScriptTTL_TE (string)
+    # Input: vars: optionCustomBufferTTL, optionCustomScriptTTL_TE
+    # Input: vars: bufferTTL (integer), scriptTTL_TE (string)
+    # Output: bufferTTL (integer), scriptTTL_TE (string)
+    # Depends validateInput(), showUsage(), yell
+
+    # React to '-b, --buffer-ttl' option
+    if [[ "$optionCustomBufferTTL" = "true" ]]; then
+       ## T: Check if argCustomBufferTTL is an integer
+       if validateInput "$argCustomBufferTTL" "integer"; then
+           ### T: argCustomBufferTTL is an integer
+           bufferTTL="$argCustomBufferTTL" && vbm "Custom bufferTTL from -b:$bufferTTL";
+       else
+           ### F: argcustomBufferTTL is not an integer
+           yell "ERROR:Invalid integer argument for custom buffer time-to-live."; showUsage; exit 1;
+       fi;
+       ## F: do not change bufferTTL
+    fi;