(question) Encrypting a single file

Scott Elcomb psema4-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
Sat Mar 26 00:26:21 UTC 2011


On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 7:44 PM, William Park <opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 07:07:48PM -0400, Mike Kallies wrote:
>> Is there a reason you're storing passwords along with your contact
>> information?  Are these being used for user accounts?
>
> Yes.  I just want to "update/maintain/carry" one file, ie. computer
> equivalent to rolodex, index cards, address book, or whatever
> paper-solution you used in the old days.

To be honest, or perhaps I just missed the reference, I'm a little
surprised no one has mentioned vim yet.

vim -x  (or, from within vim use ":X")

Additional information is available within vim using ":help encrypt"

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