Updated: 2025-12-28 Sun 19:48

# gpg-encryption

planted: 2025-05-16 last tended to: 2025-12-28

If you want to encrypt a file, use the following command:

    gpg -c file.txt

    # options include :
    # gpg -c file.txt : for symmetric encryption
    # gpg -d file.txt.gpg : to decrypt the file
    # gpg --batch -c --passphrase mypassphrase file.txt : accepts passphrase right from command line

and to decrypt, use:

    gpg -d file.txt

    # You have to wait 10 minutes before you can get prompted for a password, before this, it will
    # decrypt without the passphrase.

gpg –batch -c –passphrase Shakkal123! passwords.md

gpg –batch -d –passphrase Shakkal123! passwords.md.gpg

gpg –batch –output passwords.md -d –passphrase Shakkal123! passwords.md.gpg

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