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To search for keys in keyserver

gpg --search-keys 'email@id.com'

To list keys

gpg --list-keys

Export secret key

gpg --export-secret-keys KEYID --armor

To import private key

gpg --allow-secret-key-import --import gpg_private.key

To encrypt file

gpg -e -r YOUR_EMAIL_ID filename

Trust a key

gpg --edit-key EMAIL_ID Then run trust, respond to question, then quit.

Ensure passphrase isn't asked repeatedly

In ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf, ensure it has use-agent option turned on. Also, potentially keyserver-options auto-key-retrieve. Then, create ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf, and add these: default-cache-ttl 86400 max-cache-ttl 86400 Then, re-run gpg-agent, like so: eval $(gpg-agent --daemon)

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