timothy wrote:

> If you use the above as a command wouldn't the password be in
> history.  On ocassion I have to go through my history file and
> delete things when I make a misstake.  Or is it like SSH where it
> asks for the password?  I didn't know you could do that thanks for
> showing us how to do it.

Yes, it would be in the history.  If you're doing this interactively,
it's much better to leave off the -pass pass:xyzzy arguments.  Then openssl
will prompt you for the passwords and you type them with no echo
and with no record left behind (unless there's a keystroke logger
on your system... )  See the openssl man page for all the options
for passwords.

I had assumed Fred wanted automatic backups.

-- 
Bob Miller                              K<bob>
kbobsoft software consulting
http://kbobsoft.com                     [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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