command line encrypt files
To Encrypt
We do the following steps
tar czvpf - file1.txt file2.pdf file3.jpg | gpg --symmetric --cipher-algo aes256 -o myarchive.tar.gz.gpg
TO Decrypt
We do the following steps
tar czvpf - file1.txt file2.pdf file3.jpg | gpg --symmetric --cipher-algo aes256 -o myarchive.tar.gz.gpg
file1.txt
file2.pdf
Enter passphrase:
Mac Error
There seems an error reading the password from stdin on the mac - so try this
brew install pinentry-mac echo "pinentry-program /usr/local/bin/pinentry-mac" >> ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf