Category Archives: OpenBSD

Q: How do I update the locate database (updatedb) in *BSD?

Posted on January 16, 2007 by jeff

A: In the BSDs this command is /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb .

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Q: How do I use OpenSSL to encrypt files?

Posted on January 16, 2007 by jeff

A: This depends on if you want symmetric or asymmetric encryption. For symmetic encryption, you can use the following… To encrypt: > openssl aes-256-cbc -salt -a -e -in plaintext.txt -out encrypted.txt To decrypt this, you can use the following. > … Continue reading →

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