Re: Encrypting textfiles from shell

[Fernando Jiménez Solano <fjim%0x00c0ffee.org@localhost>]

On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 08:29:58PM +0100, herbert langhans wrote:     
> Hi List,
> actually a simple task - I would like to pass a textfile (with a
> password as option) through some unix-binary just to save it
> encrypted
> on the harddisk. Its intended for a password-list what I carry
> around on
> my laptop.                                                                    
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> Is there any simple tool to recommend? Should be no GUI like
> tkpasman.
> Thanks
> herb langhans                                                                 
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The obvious solution is to use gpg in symmetric mode.  For textfiles I
use Vim though, you can save them encrypted with :X, and Vim will ask
you the password whenever you open it.  If you use persistent history,
it gets encrypted too.

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