how to use passphrase-fd

[Stefan Bellon]

"Zhao, Richard" <RZhao@MDserve.com> wrote:

> I am using win32 version of gnupg. I was trying to test the batch
> mode for gnupg In the readme, it says we can use passphrase-fd to
> read passphrase from files I am trying to test it as the following
> string

> gpg --batch --passphrase-fd keyfile --output readmeout --decrypt
> readme.gpg

> keyfile is a text file that stores the private key

> please help me . Thank you

--passphrase-fd expects a file descriptor, not a file. If you want to
go via this keyfile, then you'd need this syntax (I haven't tested it
on a Windows systems though):

gpg --batch --passphrase-fd 0 -o readmeout -d readme.gpg < keyfile

Greetings,

Stefan.

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