• targpg
  • pre-requisites
  • usage
  • examples

targpg

tar command extended with gpg encryption/decryption with password-file

• Unlike gpgtar or other tools, just use targpg exactly like tar with all features and standard options of tar.
• targpg is just using tar -I options for gpg crypt/decrypt as a compression/decompression command.
• The first option must be -p <password-file>

use targpg.compat if your tar command does not accept -I <command> but only -I <prog>

pre-requisites

• bash
• gnu tar
• gpg

usage

targpg [-p <password-file>] <tar command options>

if no -p option as first argument, will be prompted for password if using tty

examples

$ targpg -p ~/.mypass cvf secrets.tgp --exclude=.git secrets
$ targpg -p <(echo "$pass") cvf secrets.tgp --exclude=.git secrets 
$ targpg -p <(echo "$pass") xvf secrets.tgp
$ targpg xfv secrets.tgp
Password: