clearsign a variable?

[Werner Koch]

"Gordon McNevin" <gordon at yourmarketing.co.uk> writes:

> $cmd = "echo $passphrase | $gpg --passphrase-fd 0 --no-tty -u

$cmd = "(echo "$passphrase"; echo "$variable") \
        | $gpg --passphrase-fd 0 --clearsign - 

The trick here is that the passphrase is only read up to and including
the first linefeed.  Then the rest is fed into gpg as regular input.

BTW, it is easier and equal save to remove the passphrase from the key
so that you don't need the --passphrase-fd at all.  


Shalom-Salam,

   Werner