Re: Encrypting textfiles from shell

[herbert langhans <herbert.raimund%langhans.com.pl@localhost>]

On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 08:37:37PM +0100, Fernando Jimnez Solano wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 08:29:58PM +0100, herbert langhans wrote:
> > Hi List,
> > actually a simple task - I would like to pass a textfile (with a
> > password as option) through some unix-binary just to save it encrypted
> > on the harddisk. Its intended for a password-list what I carry around on
> > my laptop. 
> > 
> > Is there any simple tool to recommend? Should be no GUI like tkpasman. 
> > Thanks
> > herb langhans
> > 
> 
> The obvious solution is to use gpg in symmetric mode. For textfiles I
> use Vim though, you can save them encrypted with :X, and Vim will ask
> you the password whenever you open it. If you use persistent history,
> it gets encrypted too.
> 
> 
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Thanks Fernando,
I use vim every day - still lots of surprises hidden there! This does
the trick..
Cheers
herb langhans