ncrypt

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Overview

Ncrypt en/decrypts arbitrary data streams securely.

Without an input file it reads from STDIN and writes to STDOUT if no output file is specified.

Usage: ncrypt [FLAGS] [ARGUMENTS...]

-cipher string   Specify cipher - default: platform depended
-d               Decrypt
-list            List supported algorithms
-p      string   Specify the password - default: prompt for password

Examples:

Encrypt file 'myfile.txt': ncrypt ~/myfile.txt ~/myfile.txt.enc Decrypt 'myfile.txt.enc' and print content: ncrypt -d ~/myfile.txt Encrypt file 'myfile.txt' using unix pipes: cat ~/myfile.txt | ncrypt > ~/myfile.txt.enc