[clue] shell script using pgp to decrypt file

Mike Staver staver at fimble.com
Wed Apr 18 13:58:58 MDT 2012


The files were encrypted via PGP using RoboFTP on windows. So, the 
command RoboFTP uses is something like

pgpdecrypt filename key

Sorry, I'm very limited in my knowledge on PGP. There is a private and 
public key? Not sure which I have, I just have a single key available to 
me.

On 4/18/12 1:53 PM, Dan Kulinski wrote:
> Was this encrypted using your public key?  Is the private key in your 
> key chain?
>
> If so it should be as easy as:
>
> gpg --decrypt <filename> -o <output filename>
>
> Dan
>
> On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Mike Staver <staver at fimble.com 
> <mailto:staver at fimble.com>> wrote:
>
>     Does anybody know how to decrypt a pgp file, ideally in a shell
>     script?
>     I can finds lots of documentation on how to use PGP with various email
>     programs, but I can't find a way to decrypt pgp files on *nix via
>     command line. I have the appropriate keys - just not a binary.
>     _______________________________________________
>     clue mailing list: clue at cluedenver.org <mailto:clue at cluedenver.org>
>     For information, account preferences, or to unsubscribe see:
>     http://cluedenver.org/mailman/listinfo/clue
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> clue mailing list: clue at cluedenver.org
> For information, account preferences, or to unsubscribe see:
> http://cluedenver.org/mailman/listinfo/clue
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://cluedenver.org/pipermail/clue/attachments/20120418/b501bba1/attachment.html 


More information about the clue mailing list