Batch mode and PassPhrase problems

[Roelf]

On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Brian Powers wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have downloaded the GNUPG version for WIndows NT and I need to be able to
> run it in a batch mode in a production environment where no prompts are
> popped up.  I see that there is a batch command but it doesn't seem to work:
>
>  <<...>>
>
> I saw the other comment about using the passphrase-fd n command and I have
> not had any luck with it either.  I was basically trying to find some
> documentation that explained how to install and run these commands.  I found
> some documentation but it would start talking about Linux commands and ways
> of doing things.
>

Well the command was a bit confusing to me to but this is how it should
look like in your batchfile:

<password> | gpg -a --force-v3-sigs --passphrase-fd 0 -u <userid> -sb
<file>

This would sign your file.
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