gpg-zip - encrypt or sign files into an archive
gpg-zip [OPTIONS] filename1 [filename2,
...] directory1 [directory2, ...]
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.
- -e, --encrypt
- Encrypt data. This option may be combined with --symmetric (for
output that may be decrypted via a secret key or a passphrase).
- -d, --decrypt
- Decrypt data.
- -c,
--symmetric
- Encrypt with a symmetric cipher using a passphrase. The default symmetric
cipher used is CAST5, but may be chosen with the --cipher-algo
option to gpg(1).
- -s, --sign
- Make a signature. See gpg(1).
- -r, --recipient
USER
- Encrypt for user id USER. See gpg(1).
- -u, --local-user
USER
- Use USER as the key to sign with. See gpg(1).
- --list-archive
- List the contents of the specified archive.
- -o, --output
FILE"
- Write output to specified file FILE.
- --gpg GPG
- Use the specified command instead of gpg.
- --gpg-args ARGS
- Pass the specified options to gpg(1).
- --tar TAR
- Use the specified command instead of tar.
- --tar-args ARGS
- Pass the specified options to tar(1).
- -h, --help
- Output a short usage information.
- --version
- Output the program version.
The program returns 0 if everything was fine, 1
otherwise.
Encrypt the contents of directory mydocs for user Bob to
file test1:
- gpg-zip --encrypt --output test1 --gpg-args -r Bob""
mydocs
List the contents of archive test1:
- gpg-zip --list-archive test1
gpg(1), gpgtar(1), tar(1)
Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Please report
bugs to <bug-gnupg@gnu.org>.
This manpage was written by Colin Tuckley
<colin@tuckley.org> and Daniel Leidert
<daniel.leidert@wgdd.de> for the Debian distribution (but may be used
by others).