79.10 Encrypt a File
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To encrypt single file with a symmetric cipher
(default is AES-128) using a passphrase use the command
gpg with the --symmetric command line option
as follows:
This will create a file named myfile.txt.gpg.
Use the --decrypt command line option to decrypt:
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