I have a lot of files encrypted with gpg. All files have the same password. Is it possible to use xargs to decrypt files?
ls | xargs -n 1 gpg
asks for the password for every file.
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I have a lot of files encrypted with gpg. All files have the same password. Is it possible to use xargs to decrypt files?
ls | xargs -n 1 gpg
asks for the password for every file.
Best Answer
Run gpg-agent or a similar program. Set up gpg to look for a running agent, as explained in the documentation. Enter the passphrase in the agent once and for all (for this session).
Note that
ls | xargs -n 1 gpg
only works if your file names do not contain any special characters. Generally speaking, don't parse the output ofls
, andxargs
is pointless when you want to run the program once per file. Do this instead: