<posted & mailed> Les Mikesell wrote: > If you want something really simple, there is: > vi -x filename > It will prompt for the encryption key and keep the file > copy encrypted. I actually use this for some information, but I've often wondered if there is any way of un-encrypting the file? I know that one can _see_ the file OK after giving the key, but I don't know what I would do if a new version of vim came out which did not work with -x ... -- Timothy Murphy e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland