gsutil cp doesn't support sync, and gsutil rsync doesn't support compression

# What steps will reproduce the problem?

gsutil cp -r -z <ext> ... compresses files before upload.
gsutil rsync -d syncs but doesn't provide compression.

I want it all! compression & sync!

# What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

n/a

What is the output of 'gcloud info'?

Google Cloud SDK [0.9.32]

Platform: [Mac OS X, x86_64]
Python Version: [2.7.5 (default, Mar  9 2014, 22:15:05)  [GCC 4.2.1 Compatible 
Apple LLVM 5.0 (clang-500.0.68)]]
Site Packages: [Enabled]

Installation Root: [/repos/google-cloud-sdk]
Installed Components:
  core: [2014.09.10]
  core-nix: [2014.09.10]
  compute: [2014.09.10]
  gsutil-nix: [4.6]
  gsutil: [4.6]
  bq: [2.0.18]
  dns: [2014.09.02]
  sql: [2014.09.02]
  gcutil: [1.16.5]
  gcutil-nix: [1.16.5]
  bq-nix: [2.0.18]
System PATH: 
[/Users/dch/pytools/bin:/Users/dch/perl5/perlbrew/bin:/Users/dch/perl5/perlbrew/
perls/perl-5.16.0/bin:/Users/dch/.rbenv/bin:/usr/local/gems/bin:/usr/local/sbin:
/usr/local/bin:/Users/dch/scripts:/Users/dch/bin:/Applications/VMware 
Fusion.app/Contents/Library:/Users/dch/Applications/Komodo.app/Contents/SharedSu
pport/sdk/bin:./node_modules/.bin:/usr/local/share/npm/bin:/Users/dch/.opam/syst
em/bin:/Users/dch/.opam/system/bin:/Users/dch/.rbenv/shims:/Users/dch/.rbenv/bin
:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/opt/X11/bin:/usr/
local/go/bin:/usr/local/MacGPG2/bin:/usr/texbin:/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachine
s/jdk1.8.0_20.jdk/Contents/Home/bin:/usr/local/share/git-core/contrib/workdir:/u
sr/local/share/git-core/contrib/remote-helpers:/repos/google-cloud-sdk/bin:/usr/
local/lib/python2.7/site-packages:/repos/go/bin]
Cloud SDK on PATH: [True]

Installation Properties: [/repos/google-cloud-sdk/properties]
User Config Directory: [/Users/dch/.config/gcloud]
User Properties: [/Users/dch/.config/gcloud/properties]
Current Workspace: [None]
Workspace Config Directory: [None]
Workspace Properties: [None]

Account: [dch@skunkwerks.at]
Project: [sw-lab]

Current Properties:
  [core]
    project: [sw-lab]
    account: [dch@skunkwerks.at]
    user_output_enabled: [True]
  [compute]
    zone: [europe-west1-b]

Logs Directory: [/Users/dch/.config/gcloud/logs]
Last Log File: [/Users/dch/.config/gcloud/logs/2014.09.30/20.28.17.580783.log]

Please provide any additional information below.

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Original issue reported on code.google.com by d...@skunkwerks.at on 30 Sep 2014 at 6:38

gana2188 / google-cloud-sdk

gsutil cp doesn't support sync, and gsutil rsync doesn't support compression #75