gpg

GNU Privacy Guard - File encryption.

Last updated: 2026-05-10 Report error

Syntax

$gpg [OPTIONS] FILE

Examples

$gpg -c file.txt

Examples

$gpg -d file.txt.gpg

Typical use cases

Encrypt

gpg -c file.txt

Decrypt

gpg -d file.txt.gpg

Note Encryption and signing of files. OpenPGP standard.

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