Password Protect Tar.gz File -

tar -czvf - : Creates the compressed archive and sends it to "stdout" (the pipe).

To extract the file:

To decrypt the file:

7z a -pthepassword -mhe=on -t7z secure.7z /path/to/folder password protect tar.gz file

#!/bin/bash # Usage: ./secure-tar.sh <directory> <output_name> tar -czvf - : Creates the compressed archive

If you want, I can: