---
date: 2020-06-20T13:43:46.000Z
title: moving gpg keys
draft: false
snippet_types:
  - gpg
seo_description: How to move GPG keys from one computer to the next.
---

New laptop? Got to move over those GPG keys.

```shell
$ cd /tmp && mkdir gpg_export
$ gpg --output gpg_export/main_pub.gpg --armor --export t@travisshears.com
$ gpg --output gpg_export/main_sec.gpg --armor --export-secret-key t@travisshears.com
$ tar cvfz gpg_export.tar.gz ./gpg_export
$ gpg --symmetric ./gpg_export.tar.gz
```

Then move the encrypted tar to the new computer, with airdrop for example.

To import the keys.

```shell
$ gpg --decrypt gpg_export.tar.gz.gpg > gpg_export.tar.gz
$ tar xvfz gpg_export.tar
$ gpg --import gpg_export/main_sec.gpg
$ gpg --import gpg_export/main_pub.gpg
```

Source:

* [https://www.debuntu.org/how-to-importexport-gpg-key-pair/](https://www.debuntu.org/how-to-importexport-gpg-key-pair/)