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GPGTAR(1) GNU Privacy Guard 2.4 GPGTAR(1) NAME gpgtar - Encrypt or sign files into an archive SYNOPSIS gpgtar [options] filename1 [ filename2, ... ] directory1 [ directory2, ... ] DESCRIPTION gpgtar encrypts or signs files into an archive. It is an gpg-ized tar using the same format as used by PGP's PGP Zip. OPTIONS gpgtar understands these options: --create Put given files and directories into a vanilla ``ustar'' archive. --extract Extract all files from a vanilla ``ustar'' archive. If no file name is given (or it is "-") the archive is taken from stdin. --encrypt -e Encrypt given files and directories into an archive. This op- tion may be combined with option --symmetric for an archive that may be decrypted via a secret key or a passphrase. --decrypt -d Extract all files from an encrypted archive. If no file name is given (or it is "-") the archive is taken from stdin. --sign -s Make a signed archive from the given files and directories. This can be combined with option --encrypt to create a signed and then encrypted archive. --list-archive -t List the contents of the specified archive. If no file name is given (or it is "-") the archive is taken from stdin. --symmetric -c Encrypt with a symmetric cipher using a passphrase. The default symmetric cipher used is AES-128, but may be chosen with the --cipher-algo option to gpg. --recipient user -r user Encrypt for user id user. For details see gpg. --local-user user -u user Use user as the key to sign with. For details see gpg. --output file -o file Write the archive to the specified file file. --verbose -v Enable extra informational output. --quiet -q Try to be as quiet as possible. --skip-crypto Skip all crypto operations and create or extract vanilla ``us- tar'' archives. --dry-run Do not actually output the extracted files. --directory dir -C dir Extract the files into the directory dir. The default is to take the directory name from the input filename. If no input filename is known a directory named `GPGARCH' is used. For tar- ball creation, switch to directory dir before performing any op- erations. --files-from file -T file Take the file names to work from the file file; one file per line. --null Modify option --files-from to use a binary nul instead of a linefeed to separate file names. --utf8-strings Assume that the file names read by --files-from are UTF-8 en- coded. This option has an effect only on Windows where the ac- tive code page is otherwise assumed. --openpgp This option has no effect because OpenPGP encryption and signing is the default. --cms This option is reserved and shall not be used. It will eventu- ally be used to encrypt or sign using the CMS protocol; but that is not yet implemented. --batch Use batch mode. Never ask but use the default action. This op- tion is passed directly to gpg. --yes Assume "yes" on most questions. Often used together with --batch to overwrite existing files. This option is passed di- rectly to gpg. --no Assume "no" on most questions. This option is passed directly to gpg. --require-compliance This option is passed directly to gpg. --status-fd n Write special status strings to the file descriptor n. See the file DETAILS in the documentation for a listing of them. --with-log When extracting an encrypted tarball also write a log file with the gpg output to a file named after the extraction directory with the suffix ".log". --set-filename file Use the last component of file as the output directory. The de- fault is to take the directory name from the input filename. If no input filename is known a directory named `GPGARCH' is used. This option is deprecated in favor of option --directory. --no-compress This option tells gpg to disable compression (i.e. using option -z0). It is useful for archiving only large files which are al- ready compressed (e.g. a set of videos). --gpg gpgcmd Use the specified command gpgcmd instead of gpg. --gpg-args args Pass the specified extra options to gpg. --tar-args args Assume args are standard options of the command tar and parse them. The only supported tar options are "--directory", "--files-from", and "--null" This is an obsolete options because those supported tar options can also be given directly. --tar command This is a dummy option for backward compatibility. --version Print version of the program and exit. --help Display a brief help page and exit. EXAMPLES Encrypt the contents of directory `mydocs' for user Bob to file `test1': gpgtar --encrypt --output test1 -r Bob mydocs List the contents of archive `test1': gpgtar --list-archive test1 DIAGNOSTICS The program returns 0 if everything was fine, 1 otherwise. SEE ALSO gpg(1), tar(1), The full documentation for this tool is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If GnuPG and the info program are properly installed at your site, the command info gnupg should give you access to the complete manual including a menu struc- ture and an index. GnuPG 2.4.7 2025-04-12 GPGTAR(1)
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