---
name: "pgpainless-cli-encrypt"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pgpainless-cli"
version: "1.6.9-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pgpainless-cli-encrypt"
---

# pgpainless-cli-encrypt(1)

Encrypt a message from standard input

## NAME

pgpainless-cli-encrypt - Encrypt a message from standard input

## SYNOPSIS

**pgpainless-cli encrypt** \[**--\[no-\]armor**\] \[**--stacktrace**\] \[**--as**=*{binary\|text}*\] \[**--profile**=*PROFILE*\] \[**--sign-with**=*KEY*\]... \[**--with-key-password**=*PASSWORD*\]... \[**--with-password**=*PASSWORD*\]... \[*CERTS*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

## OPTIONS

- **--as**=*{binary\|text}*

  Type of the input data. Defaults to 'binary'

**--\[no-\]armor**

ASCII armor the output

- **--profile**=*PROFILE*

  Profile identifier to switch between profiles

- **--sign-with**=*KEY*

  Sign the output with a private key

- **--stacktrace**

  Print stacktrace

- **--with-key-password**=*PASSWORD*

  Passphrase to unlock the secret key(s).

  Is an INDIRECT data type (e.g. file, environment variable, file descriptor...).

- **--with-password**=*PASSWORD*

  Encrypt the message with a password.

  Is an INDIRECT data type (e.g. file, environment variable, file descriptor...).

## ARGUMENTS

\[*CERTS*...\]

Certificates the message gets encrypted to