>From 1861079c6db46c9be36dbbc30ef5d738d5d14193 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Barton Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 18:48:33 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add section about org-crypt.el. --- doc/org.texi | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/org.texi b/doc/org.texi index e13af4b..91cd199 100644 --- a/doc/org.texi +++ b/doc/org.texi @@ -12773,6 +12773,7 @@ emacs -Q --batch -l $ORGINSTALL \ * Clean view:: Getting rid of leading stars in the outline * TTY keys:: Using Org on a tty * Interaction:: Other Emacs packages +* org-crypt.el:: Encrypting Org files @end menu @@ -13449,7 +13450,7 @@ tty you would rather use @kbd{C-c .} to re-insert the timestamp. @end multitable address@hidden Interaction, , TTY keys, Miscellaneous address@hidden Interaction, org-crypt.el, TTY keys, Miscellaneous @section Interaction with other packages @cindex packages, interaction with other Org lives in the world of GNU Emacs and interacts in various ways @@ -13658,6 +13659,33 @@ another key for this command, or override the key in @end table address@hidden org-crypt.el, , Interaction, Miscellaneous address@hidden org-crypt.el address@hidden @file{org-crypt.el} address@hidden @code{org-decrypt-entry} + +Org-crypt will encrypt the text of an entry, but not the headline, or +properties. Org-crypt uses the Emacs EasyPG library to encrypt and decrypt +files. + +Any text below a headline that has a @samp{:crypt:} tag will be +automatically be encrypted when the file is saved. If you want to use a +different tag just customize the @code{org-crypt-tag-matcher} setting. + +To use org-crypt it is suggested that you have the following in your address@hidden: + address@hidden +(require 'org-crypt) +(org-crypt-use-before-save-magic) +(setq org-tags-exclude-from-inheritance (quote ("crypt"))) +;; GPG key to use for encryption +;; Either the Key ID or set to nil to use symmetric encryption. +(setq org-crypt-key nil) address@hidden example + +Excluding the crypt tag from inheritance prevents already encrypted text +being encrypted again. @node Hacking, MobileOrg, Miscellaneous, Top @appendix Hacking -- 1.7.4.1