1GPGTAR(1)                    GNU Privacy Guard 2.2                   GPGTAR(1)
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NAME

6       gpgtar - Encrypt or sign files into an archive
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SYNOPSIS

9       gpgtar  [options] filename1 [ filename2, ... ] directory1 [ directory2,
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DESCRIPTION

14       gpgtar encrypts or signs files into an archive.  It is an gpg-ized  tar
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OPTIONS

19       gpgtar understands these options:
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23       --create
24              Put  given  files  and  directories into a vanilla ``ustar'' ar‐
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29              Extract all files from a vanilla ``ustar'' archive.
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32       --encrypt
33       -e     Encrypt given files and directories into an archive.   This  op‐
34              tion may be combined with option --symmetric for an archive that
35              may be decrypted via a secret key or a passphrase.
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38       --decrypt
39       -d     Extract all files from an encrypted archive.
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43       -s     Make a signed archive from  the  given  files  and  directories.
44              This  can  be  combined with option --encrypt to create a signed
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49       -t     List the contents of the specified archive.
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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
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58       --recipient user
59       -r user
60              Encrypt for user id user. For details see gpg.
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65              Use user as the key to sign with.  For details see gpg.
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69       -o file
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82              Skip all crypto operations and create or extract  vanilla  ``us‐
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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
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94              ball creation, switch to directory dir before performing any op‐
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99       -T file
100              Take  the  file  names  to work from the file file; one file per
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104       --null Modify option --files-from to use a  binary  nul  instead  of  a
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109              Assume  that  the  file names read by --files-from are UTF-8 en‐
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115              This option has no effect because OpenPGP encryption and signing
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119       --cms  This option is reserved and shall not be used.  It will  eventu‐
120              ally be used to encrypt or sign using the CMS protocol; but that
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125       --set-filename file
126              Use the last component of file as the output directory.  The de‐
127              fault is to take the directory name from the input filename.  If
128              no input filename is known a directory named ‘GPGARCH’ is  used.
129              This option is deprecated in favor of option --directory.
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132       --gpg gpgcmd
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137              Pass the specified extra options to gpg.
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141              Assume  args  are  standard options of the command tar and parse
142              them.   The  only  supported  tar  options  are   "--directory",
143              "--files-from", and "--null" This is an obsolete options because
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152              Print version of the program and exit.
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EXAMPLES

159       Encrypt the contents  of  directory  ‘mydocs’  for  user  Bob  to  file
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162         gpgtar --encrypt --output test1 -r Bob mydocs
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DIAGNOSTICS

172       The program returns 0 if everything was fine, 1 otherwise.
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SEE ALSO

177       gpg(1), tar(1),
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179       The full documentation for this tool is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
180       If GnuPG and the info program are properly installed at your site,  the
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185       should  give  you access to the complete manual including a menu struc‐
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192GnuPG 2.3.3                       2021-10-06                         GPGTAR(1)