encrypt linux backup folder using gpg

[Kaushal Shriyan]

Hi Francesco,

Whom do i need to contact to correct the examples provided in manual page?

GPG-ZIP(1)
>                GNU Privacy Guard
>                                     GPG-ZIP(1)
> NAME
>        gpg-zip - Encrypt or sign files into an archive
> SYNOPSIS
>        gpg-zip [options] filename1 [ filename2, ... ] directory1 [
> directory2, ... ]
> DESCRIPTION
>        gpg-zip 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
>        gpg-zip understands these options:
>        --encrypt
>        -e     Encrypt data.  This option may be combined with --symmetric
> (for  output that may be decrypted via a secret key or a passphrase).
>        --decrypt
>        -d     Decrypt data.
>        --symmetric
>        -c     Encrypt 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.
>        --sign
>        -s     Make a signature.  See gpg.
>        --recipient user
>        -r user
>               Encrypt for user id user. See gpg.
>        --local-user user
>        -u user
>               Use user as the key to sign with.  See gpg.
>        --list-archive
>               List the contents of the specified archive.
>        --output file
>        -o file
>               Write output to specified file file.
>        --gpg gpgcmd
>               Use the specified command gpgcmd instead of gpg.
>
>         --gpg-args args
>               Pass the specified options to gpg.
>        --tar tarcmd
>               Use the specified command tarcmd instead of tar.
>        --tar-args args
>               Pass the specified options to tar.
>        --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’:
>          *gpg-zip --encrypt --output test1 --gpg-args  -r Bob mydocs*
>        List the contents of archive ‘test1’:
>          gpg-zip --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
> structure and an index.
> GnuPG 2.0.22
>                     2018-07-13
>                                       GPG-ZIP(1)


 Best Regards,

Kaushal

On Wed, Nov 7, 2018 at 7:53 AM Kaushal Shriyan <kaushalshriyan at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 7:12 PM Francesco Ariis <fa-ml at ariis.it> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Nov 06, 2018 at 05:32:40PM +0530, Kaushal Shriyan wrote:
>> > [centos]# ls helloworld/
>> > check_cpu_perf.sh  check_mem.pl  jdk-8u162-linux-x64.rpm
>> > [centos]# gpg-zip --encrypt --output hellogpg --gpg-args  -r kaushal
>>
>> Ah, the example in the manual is wrong. This should work
>>
>>     gpg-zip --encrypt --output hellogpg -r kaushal somefile.xyz
>>
>>
> Thanks  Francesco and i am still working on it. Appreciate your help
>
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