Useful Commands

GPG Cheat Sheet

to create a key:
gpg --gen-key

to export a public key into file public.key:
gpg --export -a "User Name" > public.key

to export a private key:
gpg --export-secret-key -a "User Name" > private.key

to import a public key:
gpg --import public.key

to import a private key:
gpg --allow-secret-key-import --import private.key

to delete a public key (from your public key ring):
gpg --delete-key "User Name"

to delete an private key (a key on your private key ring):
gpg --delete-secret-key "User Name"

To list the keys in your public key ring:
gpg --list-keys

To list the keys in your secret key ring:
gpg --list-secret-keys

To generate a short list of numbers that you can use via an alternative method to verify a public key, use:
gpg --fingerprint > fingerprint

To encrypt data, use:
gpg -e -u "Sender User Name" -r "Receiver User Name" somefile

To decrypt data, use:
gpg -d mydata.tar.gpg

gpg --edit-key
gpg --gen-revoke