GIT-SECRET-CAT(1)

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version 0.5.0 · 2 versions
, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, fedora 43, fedora 44, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 GIT-SECRET-CAT(1) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to git-secret-cat from git-secret — version 0.5.0-alpha2, the little command that reads your secrets out loud (well, to stdout) 💅

✨ NAME ✨

git-secret-cat — decrypts files passed on command line to stdout. that's it. that's the whole job. and she does it flawlessly 🫶

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

git secret cat [-d dir] [-p password] filename [filenames]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

git-secret-cat prints the decrypted contents of the passed files. no writing to disk, no drama, just straight to your terminal ✨

As with git-secret-reveal, you´ll need to have the private key for one of the emails allowed to decrypt this repo in your personal keyring. yeah. the keyring. she's the gatekeeper fr fr 🔑

Note this command can be affected by the SECRETS_PINENTRY environment variable. See (See git-secret(7) https://git-secret.io/git-secret for information using SECRETS_PINENTRY.

🌸 OPTIONS 🌸

  • -d — specifies --homedir option for the gpg, use this option if you store your keys in a custom location. keys living somewhere ✨bespoke✨? this is your girl 🏠
  • -p — specifies password for noinput mode, adds --passphrase option for gpg. hand her the password directly, no interactive moment needed 🤫
  • -h — shows help. the classic. the icon 👑

💜 MANUAL 💜

Run man git-secret-cat to see this document. yes, the thing you're literally reading right now. meta moment 🪞

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

okay that's the whole page, you ate that reading session 💅 this lil doc was brought to you by sobolevn, dated April 2022, and it ships with git-secret 0.5.0-alpha2. go decrypt something iconic 🌈⭐

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