gim

A simple bash script for transparent editing of gpg-encrypted files.

Installation

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/jwergieluk/gim.git

Edit the gim file to adjust the configuration. Specifically, replace the GPG_RECIPIENT value with the hash of your public key, which can be obtained by issuing the command

gpg --list-keys

Example output:

pub   rsa4096/0xFD39274CDBCF703C 2013-06-17 [SC] [expires: 2021-07-07]
Key fingerprint = FEB4 4E0D 0AA2 BCFD B9B6  0881 FD39 274C DBCF 703C

Mark the gim script as executable and copy to a location included in your PATH variable:

chmod +x gim
cp gim "$YOUR_SCRIPTS_DIR"

Usage

From command line prompt:

gim secrets.txt.gpg

The script will create a temporary plain text file, open the file with the editor specified in the configuration, and encrypt the plain text file after the editor finishes.

Copyright and license

gim is released under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2. See LICENSE file for details.