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age — A simple, modern, and secure file encryption tool. See also: `age-keygen`. More information: <https:
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age command: A simple, modern, and secure file encryption tool. See also: age-keygen. More information: <https://github.com/FiloSottile/age#usage>.Solution
age — A simple, modern, and secure file encryption tool. See also: age-keygen. More information: <https://github.com/FiloSottile/age#usage>.Generate an encrypted file that can be decrypted with a passphrase:
age {{[-p|--passphrase]}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/encrypted_file.age}} {{path/to/unencrypted_file}}Encrypt a file with one or more public keys entered as literals (repeat the
--recipient flag to specify multiple public keys):age {{[-r|--recipient]}} {{public_key}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/encrypted_file.age}} {{path/to/unencrypted_file}}Encrypt a file to one or more recipients with their public keys specified in a file (one per line):
age {{[-R|--recipients-file]}} {{path/to/recipients_file.txt}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/encrypted_file.age}} {{path/to/unencrypted_file}}Decrypt a file with a passphrase:
age {{[-d|--decrypt]}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/decrypted_file}} {{path/to/encrypted_file.age}}Decrypt a file with a private key file:
age {{[-d|--decrypt]}} {{[-i|--identity]}} {{path/to/private_key_file}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/decrypted_file}} {{path/to/encrypted_file.age}}Code Snippets
Generate an encrypted file that can be decrypted with a passphrase
age {{[-p|--passphrase]}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/encrypted_file.age}} {{path/to/unencrypted_file}}Encrypt a file with one or more public keys entered as literals (repeat the `--recipient` flag to specify multiple public keys)
age {{[-r|--recipient]}} {{public_key}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/encrypted_file.age}} {{path/to/unencrypted_file}}Encrypt a file to one or more recipients with their public keys specified in a file (one per line)
age {{[-R|--recipients-file]}} {{path/to/recipients_file.txt}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/encrypted_file.age}} {{path/to/unencrypted_file}}Decrypt a file with a passphrase
age {{[-d|--decrypt]}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/decrypted_file}} {{path/to/encrypted_file.age}}Decrypt a file with a private key file
age {{[-d|--decrypt]}} {{[-i|--identity]}} {{path/to/private_key_file}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/decrypted_file}} {{path/to/encrypted_file.age}}Context
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