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Setting up GPG signature on Mac OS X with Xcode
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/usr/local/bin/gpg --batch --passphrase-file ~/.gnupg/key.txt --no-tty "$@" |
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brew install gpg | |
# Generating and exporting | |
gpg --gen-key | |
gpg --armor --export <email> > ~/.backups/gpg_git_public.key | |
gpg --armor --export-secret-key <email> > ~/.backups/gpg_git_private.key | |
chmod 600 ~/.backups/gpg_git_public.key | |
chomd 600 ~/.backups/gpg_git_private.key | |
# Importing | |
gpg --armor --import ~/.backups/gpg_git_private.key | |
gpg --list-secret-keys | |
# Copy the 8-digit id of the key (in the `sec` section) | |
git config --global user.signingkey <8-digit key id> | |
git config --global commit.gpgsign true | |
vim ~/.gnupg/key.txt | |
# Put the passpharse for the GPG key to the first line of the file | |
chmod 600 ~/.gnupg/key.txt | |
vim /usr/local/bin/gpg-with-key | |
# Add lines from the gpg-with-key file of this gist | |
chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/gpg-with-key | |
git config --global gpg.program "/usr/local/bin/gpg-with-key" |
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If you also want to prevent gpg from asking you for the passphrase when using git with the command line, you should add
--pinentry-mode=loopback
to thegpg-with-key
file