Subj : looking to just list "string" in gpg output
To   : Maurice Kinal
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Jan 18 2026 10:21 am

Hello Maurice Kinal!

** On Sunday 18.01.26 - 04:03, Maurice Kinal wrote to Aug:

 >> No..  I want to parse stderr that gpg produces.

 MK> Then you're on the right track except I would suggest changing NUL to
 MK> something else, say OUT and BOTH.

NUL and NUL2, (or NULx) are clearer indications for me that they are  
disposable files and just useful for the current process.  I don't care if  
they are overwritten or deleted later.

I've updated my script/commandline to always produce those NULx files in  
h:\temp dir.  I don't care to backup anything that I place in h:\temp

I wouldn't mind creating my own "temp" dir in ram, but Windows limits that to  
the system TEMP and TMP.  And.. that could probably interfere with program  
updates that require restarts causing legit files stored there to vanish at  
reboot.

I'm reading that creating a ramdisk in linux is fairly simple and a common  
feature.

Back on topic for this thread.. this is the linux version (via busybox for  
me) that works as desired:

H:\temp>busybox sh
H:/temp $ gpg --batch --yes -d ppp.txt >| NUL 2>| NUL2 ; grep \" NUL2
      "seanrima-gpgmail <thecivvie@gmail.com>"
      "Philipe <philipe_rm1@hotmail.com>"
      "Phil Lejman <phil.lejman@gmail.com>"
      "Paul Kapaldo"



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