# gpg-zip > Encrypt files and directories in an archive using GPG. > More information: . - Encrypt a directory into `archive.gpg` using a passphrase: `gpg-zip --symmetric --output {{archive.gpg}} {{path/to/directory}}` - Decrypt `archive.gpg` into a directory of the same name: `gpg-zip --decrypt {{path/to/archive.gpg}}` - List the contents of the encrypted `archive.gpg`: `gpg-zip --list-archive {{path/to/archive.gpg}}`