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--- en:aux_support:gpg:symmetric [2018/11/01 13:21]
edoc2 [Decryption]
+++ en:aux_support:gpg:symmetric [2018/11/01 13:22] (current)
edoc2 [Decryption]
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 ==== Encryption =====
-So we have my_text.txt file which we want to encrypt by using symmetric encryption.
+So we have **my_text.txt** file which we want to encrypt by using symmetric encryption:
   $ gpg --symmetric my_text.txt
-After pressing [ENTER], gpg will ask you to input the passphrase (twice).
+After hitting [ENTER], gpg will ask you to input the passphrase (twice).
 If everything went well (no mistakes while entering the password), a new file with name **my_text.txt.gpg** will be created.
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   $ gpg -d my_text.txt.gpg > my_plain_text.txt
-After pressing [ENTER] gpg will prompt for the password (unless you do this operation on the same computer directly after creating the encrypted version in which case the password is still in gpg's cache so enquiry will be omitted).
+After hitting [ENTER] gpg will prompt for the password (unless you do this operation on the same computer directly after creating the encrypted version in which case the password is still in gpg's cache so enquiry will be omitted).
 If the operation was successful we now have **my_plain_text.txt** file which can be opened normally with associated application.

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