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6 gpgtar - Encrypt or sign files into an archive
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9 gpgtar [options] filename1 [ filename2, ... ] directory1 [ directory2,
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14 gpgtar encrypts or signs files into an archive. It is an gpg-ized tar
15 using the same format as used by PGP's PGP Zip.
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19 gpgtar understands these options:
20 --create
24 Put given files and directories into a vanilla ``ustar'' ar‐
25 chive.
26 --extract
29 Extract all files from a vanilla ``ustar'' archive.
30 --encrypt
33 -e Encrypt given files and directories into an archive. This
34 option may be combined with option --symmetric for an archive
35 that may be decrypted via a secret key or a passphrase.
36 --decrypt
39 -d Extract all files from an encrypted archive.
40 --sign
43 -s Make a signed archive from the given files and directories.
44 This can be combined with option --encrypt to create a signed
45 and then encrypted archive.
46 --list-archive
49 -t List the contents of the specified archive.
50 --symmetric
53 -c Encrypt with a symmetric cipher using a passphrase. The default
54 symmetric cipher used is AES-128, but may be chosen with the
55 --cipher-algo option to gpg.
56 --recipient user
59 -r user
60 Encrypt for user id user. For details see gpg.
61 --local-user user
64 -u user
65 Use user as the key to sign with. For details see gpg.
66 --output file
69 -o file
70 Write the archive to the specified file file.
71 --verbose
74 -v Enable extra informational output.
75 --quiet
78 -q Try to be as quiet as possible.
79 --skip-crypto
82 Skip all crypto operations and create or extract vanilla
83 ``ustar'' archives.
84 --dry-run
87 Do not actually output the extracted files.
88 --directory dir
91 -C dir Extract the files into the directory dir. The default is to
92 take the directory name from the input filename. If no input
93 filename is known a directory named ‘GPGARCH’ is used. For tar‐
94 ball creation, switch to directory dir before performing any
95 operations.
96 --files-from file
99 -T file
100 Take the file names to work from the file file; one file per
101 line.
102 --null Modify option --files-from to use a binary nul instead of a
105 linefeed to separate file names.
106 --openpgp
109 This option has no effect because OpenPGP encryption and signing
110 is the default.
111 --cms This option is reserved and shall not be used. It will eventu‐
114 ally be used to encrypt or sign using the CMS protocol; but that
115 is not yet implemented.
116 --set-filename file
120 Use the last component of file as the output directory. The
121 default is to take the directory name from the input filename.
122 If no input filename is known a directory named ‘GPGARCH’ is
123 used. This option is deprecated in favor of option --directory.
124 --gpg gpgcmd
127 Use the specified command gpgcmd instead of gpg.
128 --gpg-args args
131 Pass the specified extra options to gpg.
132 --tar-args args
135 Assume args are standard options of the command tar and parse
136 them. The only supported tar options are "--directory",
137 "--files-from", and "--null" This is an obsolete options because
138 those supported tar options can also be given directly.
139 --version
142 Print version of the program and exit.
143 --help Display a brief help page and exit.
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149 Encrypt the contents of directory ‘mydocs’ for user Bob to file
150 ‘test1’:
151 gpgtar --encrypt --output test1 -r Bob mydocs
153 List the contents of archive ‘test1’:
156 gpgtar --list-archive test1
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162 The program returns 0 if everything was fine, 1 otherwise.
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167 gpg(1), tar(1),
168 The full documentation for this tool is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
170 If GnuPG and the info program are properly installed at your site, the
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172 info gnupg
174 should give you access to the complete manual including a menu struc‐
176 ture and an index.
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