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sq-packet-decrypt - Unwrap an encryption container

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  OPTIONS  Subcommand options  Global options  EXAMPLES  SEE ALSO  VERSION 

NAME

sq−packet−decrypt − Unwrap an encryption container

SYNOPSIS

sq packet decrypt [OPTIONS] FILE

DESCRIPTION

Unwrap an encryption container.

Decrypts a message, dumping the content of the encryption container without further processing. The result is a valid OpenPGP message that can, among other things, be inspected using ‘sq packet dump‘.

OPTIONS

Subcommand options

−−binary

Emit binary data

−−dump−session−key

Print the session key to stderr

−−output=FILE

Write to FILE or stdout if omitted

[default: ]

−−recipient−file=KEY_FILE

Decrypt the message using the key in KEY_FILE

−−session−key=SESSION−KEY

Decrypt an encrypted message using SESSION−KEY

FILE

Read from FILE or stdin if FILE is ’−’

[default: ]

Global options

See sq(1) for a description of the global options.

EXAMPLES

Unwrap the encryption revealing the signed message.

sq packet decrypt −−recipient−file bob−secret.pgp message.pgp

SEE ALSO

sq(1), sq−packet(1).

For the full documentation see <https://book.sequoia−pgp.org/>.

VERSION

1.3.1


Updated 2026-06-01 - jenkler.se | uex.se