[clue] gpg question

[Michael Fierro]

On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Mike Bean <beandaemon at gmail.com> wrote:

Concerning gpg - is there an efficient way to remove the original after you
> encrypt?
>

gnupg doesn't include functionality to manage files, including deleting
them. It leaves that up to the OS. Your best bet would be to write a shell
script. The alogrithm would be:


gpg --encrypt $1
if successful
  delete $1  (either using rm or shred)
else if not successful
   echo "$1 not successfuly encrypted, not deleting


-- 
Michael Fierro                                      biffster at gmail.com
"The truth of the matter is, I'm a bright enough guy, but I'm hardly a
genius." - Cory Doctorow
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