Create pgp file with gpg from command line

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mike_x_ picture mike_x_ · Apr 20, 2016 · Viewed 7.8k times · Source

I want to encrypt an xml file and I am using gpg4win (kleopatra). Using the kleopatra interface I set an option to produce files with extension pgp instead of gpg which is the default extension.

I am trying to create a pgp file from command line using the command 

gpg -r [email protected] -se C:\temp\myfile.xml

because I need to submit it in a web app that accepts pgp only. I have tried to put some other options in the command but I always get a gpg file. How can I produce a pgp file from command line?

Answer

harmonica141 picture harmonica141 · Jul 20, 2016

GnuPG syntax for encryption is stated here. You can simply use the --output [filename].[suffix] parameter.

So go with gpg --encrypt C:\temp\myfile.xml --recipient [email protected] --output C:\temp\myfile.pgp.

Please note that .pgp is actually the suffix for a key not an encrypted file. See here.

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