Also Len: if you're looking for a Linux gpg gui to do these kinds of things, I would recommend Pyrite (https://github.com/ryran/pyrite). I'm partial of course, since I wrote it.
On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 9:31 AM, Ryan Sawhill <r...@b19.org> wrote: > Robert is correct that the usual way people run gpg is by passing it > input via a pipe or from a file; however, what you're aiming for is > totally doable. The missing piece you need is the keyboard shortcut: > Ctrl-d, e.g.: > > [rsaw:~]$ gpg -ac > Enter passphrase: > Repeat passphrase: > Here is where I started typing my message... > Woooo! > <I pressed Ctrl-d here> > -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.14 (GNU/Linux) > > jA0ECQMImb+Sa0FjCzRg0lABQKbzLKTEWfsbpSQHdaxF78Rxsbas3efTDRHcVIKq > 87YFppU4nkhsmB0DUD6cv3ILLF20KTx3/azi0+mJhWfnPdt8t41MFI2NjVTSwThM > wQ== > =BsPC > -----END PGP MESSAGE----- > [rsaw:~]$ > > On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Len Cooley <len.coo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I'm sure this has been a topic of inquiry many times, but I can't seem to >> find useful information about it. I haven't used gpg command line for a long >> time (I actually haven't used gpg much at all in the past few years, as I've >> had a Windows machine, and I just don't trust the OS), but I have gpg on my >> android phone. It utilizes the terminal. When I type in gpg (return) I get >> the message that I placed in the subject line. I'm not really sure what I do >> at that point. If I use Ctrl C, the program terminates. If I hit CtrlZ, I >> think it suspends the program (but I'm not sure). >> Would/could I use this area to type a text message that I would then, >> subsequently, encrypt/sign/save? If so, where could I find a set of basic >> commands to use with this (what appears to be) text editor? >> If this isn't what it's intended for, what's it for? Thanks for bearing with >> me. >> >> -- >> >> >> http://www.auditmypc.com/freescan/antispam.html >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gnupg-users mailing list >> Gnupg-users@gnupg.org >> http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users >> _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
