gpgtar

GPGTAR(1)                    GNU Privacy Guard 2.2                   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'' ar-
              chive.

       --extract
              Extract all files from a vanilla ``ustar'' archive.

       --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.

       --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.

       --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.

       --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.

       --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.

       --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.

       --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 2.2.19                      2019-11-23                         GPGTAR(1)