Self-extracting, encrypted tarballs. Much simpler than https://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1005818

tgzx

#!/usr/bin/env bash
tgzx() {
	(( ${#} >= 2 )) || { echo 'usage: tgzx archive-file [files | directories]'; return 1; }
	printf '#!/usr/bin/env bash\ntail -n+3 ${0} | openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -d -a | tar ${1:-xv}z; exit\n' >${1}
	tar zc "${@:2}" | openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -a -salt >>${1} && chmod +x ${1}
}

tgzx.md

Archive and Secure

Usage is similar to tar.

tgzx archive-file [files | directories]

Extract

./archive-file

Example

Create secure archive

tgzx ssh.tgzx .ssh

Extract

./ssh.tgzx

List

./ssh.tgzx t