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Re: Editing and storing encrypted files



Wouter Hanegraaff wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have some files that I would like to store encrypted. Of course I can
> just type them in, encrypt them using gpg and delete the original, but
> that seems to be a bit of a kludge. It would mean the file is at some
> time readable unencrypted (after saving in the editor), and forgetting
> to turn off the backup file option in the editor when changing the file.
> 
> There must be better solutions, but I can't seem to find them. What I
> would like to have is an editor that has built-in encryption or gpg
> integration, and the option not to store any non-encrypted data on disk
> or on the clipboard.
> 
> Is something like this available?

Try seahorse package.  You can decrypt from file to text editor,
edit text, then encrypt it back into file.  I use it like this.

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