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ambiguous error message when output file exists already
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Hey.

When e.g. symmetrically encrypting a file and the --output file exists already, gpg gives an error message of:

gpg: symmetric encryption of 'INPUT-file' failed: File exists

That's IMO a bit misleading, of course INPUT-file exists already. It would perhaps be better if it says something like Specified output file exists already.

Cheers,
Chris.

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calestyo created this task.Jul 5 2022, 1:17 AM
• werner triaged this task as Low priority.Jul 26 2022, 11:03 AM
• werner added a subscriber: • werner.

That is not easy to change because we show all kind of error codes. If you run in --verbose mode you should see more info.

calestyo added a comment.Jul 27 2022, 3:48 AM

Sure... it's really more of a cosmetic issue. Even without verbose mode, it should become quickly clear to anyone.