---
name: "pgp-auto"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "auto-pgp"
version: "1.04-4"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pgp-auto"
---

# pgp-auto(1)

run PGP with passphrase supplied by Pixie

## NAME

pgp-auto - run PGP with passphrase supplied by Pixie

## SYNOPSYS

**pgp-auto** \[pgp options\]

## DESCRIPTION

**pgp-auto** makes a connection to the passphrase pixie and then runs **pgp** in such a way as to ensure that it will read the passphrase from this connection rather than from the keyboard or the environment.

This is done by opening a unix-domain socket to the pixie, and then passing the file descriptor of the socket to **pgp** in the **PGPPASSFD** environment variable.

All command-line options are passed through to **pgp** unchanged.

## ENVIRONMENT

- **PGPPASS**

  If this is set no connection to the pixie is attempted - it is assumed that **pgp** will use it as the passphrase.

- **PGPPATH**

  The PGP files directory. Depending on your installation the passphrase socket will be in a subdirectory **.wrapper** of this directory.

## FILES

- **$PGPPATH/.wrapper/pass-socket**

  The socket on which to find the pixie listening.

## SEE ALSO

**pgp**(1), [**pgp-pixie**(1)](/pgp-pixie/1.md), [**pgp-decrypt**(1)](/pgp-decrypt/1.md), **auto-pgp.el**

## AUTHOR

The Emacs Auto-PGP package was written by Ian Jackson. Copyright 1993-1994; for copying conditions see the GNU General Public Licence. This software is distributed as-is with no warranty.