Here is a quick reference for some useful GPG commands:
| # GPG Cheat Sheet | |
| # generate a new key: | |
| gpg --gen-key | |
| # export public key | |
| gpg --export -a keyname >> public.asc | |
| # import public key | |
| gpg --import public.asc | |
| # export private key | |
| gpg --export-secret-key -a keyname >> private.asc | |
| # import private key | |
| gpg --allow-secret-key-import --import private.asc | |
| # delete key from keyring | |
| gpg --delete-key keyname | |
| # delete private key from keyring | |
| gpg --delete-secret-key keyname | |
| # list keys | |
| gpg --list-keys | |
| # list private kesy | |
| gpg --list-secret-keys | |
| # fingerprint | |
| gpg --fingerpring keyname | |
| # encrypt | |
| gpg -e -u senders_keyname -r recepients_keyname somefile.txt | |
| # decrypt | |
| gpg -d somefile.txt.asc | |
| # encrypt with keybase | |
| keybase encrypt nickname foo.txt | |
| # decrypt with keybase | |
| keybase decrypt foo.txt.asc |