GnuPG

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Helpful Commands

info gpg
man gpg
gpg --list-keys
gpg --version

Verifying files

Download public keys. Then,

gpg --import Enigmail_public_key.asc 
gpg --verify GnuPG-2.2.7.dmg.sig Enigmail_public_key.asc 

Or using signatures,

gpg --verify GnuPG-2.2.7.dmg.sig GnuPG-2.2.7.dmg

Generating Keys

gpg --full-generate-key
gpg --gen-key

Making a directory into a file

tar czf myfiles.tar.gz Directory/

Encryption

gpg -e -r zzzzz ~/myfiles.tar.gz 

Decryption

gpg -d -o decrypted.tar.gz myfiles.tar.gz.gpg 

File to Directory

tar xzf decrypted.tar.gz 
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