gpg-zip1
Encrypt or sign files into an archive
Usage
gpg-zip [OPTIONS]
filename1
[filename2, ...]
directory1
[directory2, ...]
Overview
This manual page documents briefly the gpg-zip command.
gpg-zip IS DEPRECATED. PLEASE USE gpgtar(1) instead.
gpg-zip encrypts or signs files into an archive. It is an gpg-ized tar using the same format as PGP's PGP Zip.
Options
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-e, --encrypt -
Encrypt data. This option may be combined with
--symmetric(for output that may be decrypted via a secret key or a passphrase).
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-d, --decrypt -
Decrypt data.
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-c, --symmetric -
Encrypt with a symmetric cipher using a passphrase. The default symmetric cipher used is CAST5, but may be chosen with the
--cipher-algooption to gpg(1).
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-s, --sign -
Make a signature. See gpg(1).
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-r, --recipient USER -
Encrypt for user id USER. See gpg(1).
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-u, --local-user USER -
Use USER as the key to sign with. See gpg(1).
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--list-archive -
List the contents of the specified archive.
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-o, --output FILE" -
Write output to specified file FILE.
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Pass the specified options to gpg(1). |
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-h, --help -
Output a short usage information.
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--version -
Output the program version.
Diagnostics
The program returns 0 if everything was fine, 1 otherwise.
Examples
Encrypt the contents of directory mydocs for user Bob to file test1:
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gpg-zip --encrypt --output test1 --gpg-args -r Bob"" mydocs
List the contents of archive test1:
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gpg-zip --list-archive test1
Releases
8 releases since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); the text changed 1 time.