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# gpg-zip

> Encrypt files and directories in an archive using GPG.
> More information: <https://www.gnupg.org/documentation/manuals/gnupg/gpg_002dzip.html>.

- Encrypt a directory into `archive.gpg` using a passphrase:

`gpg-zip --symmetric --output {{archive.gpg}} {{path/to/directory}}`

- Decrypt `archive.gpg` into a directory of the same name:

`gpg-zip --decrypt {{path/to/archive.gpg}}`

- List the contents of the encrypted `archive.gpg`:

`gpg-zip --list-archive {{path/to/archive.gpg}}`
