Name
gpg-zip - encrypt or sign files into an archiveSynopsis
gpg-zip [ OPTIONS ]filename1 " [" "filename2, ..." ] directory1 " [" "directory2, ..." ] Description
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
-e ", " --encryptEncrypt data. This option may be combined with --symmetric (for output that may be decrypted via a secret key or a passphrase).
-d ", " --decryptDecrypt data.
-c ", " --symmetricEncrypt 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 ", " --signMake 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.
Use the specified command instead of gpg .
Pass the specified options to gpg(1).
Use the specified command instead of tar .
Pass the specified options to tar(1).
-h ", " --helpOutput a short usage information.
--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:gpg-zip --encrypt --output test1 --gpg-args ""-r Bob"" mydocs
List the contents of archive test1:
gpg-zip --list-archive test1