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Signing and Encrypting Files

You want to sign and encrypt a file, with the results not human-readable.
To sign myfile:
$ gpg -s myfile
To sign and encrypt myfile:
gpg -e -s myfile
In either case you must provide your passphrase. Add the -r option to encrypt the file with an intended recipient's public key, so only he or she can decrypt it. read more

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