Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4570 mails)

[Steve Graegert <graegerts@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/13/05, John R. Sowden <jsowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I am trying to create scripts to encrypt and decrypt text files, but the man
> pages, as most man pages do, take me about 80% of the way there.
> Is there a place on the net that explains these commands clearly, or is this
> part of the open source system to sell books?

Here is what I do from time to time:

	% gpg --output f.txt.gpg -e -r '<name>' f.txt
	% gpg --output f.txt --decrypt f.txt.gpg

The first command encrypts file f.txt and writes the encrypted text to
f.txt.gpg.  'name' should be the name you used to create your private
key. The second command decrypts the same file.  --output lets you
specify a name for the output file.

The same procedure also works with files encrypted by someone else, as
long as you have imported the keys:

	% gpg --output f.txt --decrypt --r 'trusted@xxxxxxxxx' f.txt.gpg

Hope this helps

	\Steve