It's hard to write a bash script of much import without using a pipe or two. Named pipes, on the other hand, are much rarer. Like un-named/anonymous pipes, named pipes provide a form of IPC ...

How to easily encrypt/decrypt a file in Linux with gpg Your email has been sent Stop your search for an easy way to encrypt and decrypt files in Linux -- the built-in gpg tool will do the trick. No ...

I am trying to use some data, but would prefer to store it in a compressed manner and then access it via a named pipe that is being decompressed to. E.g.: However, this does not complete. I don't ...

Most Linux users know vim as a text editor that descended from vi. It can also function as a tool for encrypting text files. In this post, we examine how this is done and how to reverse the process.