# gpg-zip > Encrypt files and directories in an archive using GPG. - 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}}`