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+Hi.
+
+I couldn't find a way to pass the passphrase, required to open the gpg keypair for an encrypted special remote, to "git annex sync --content".
+I need this for my backup script. Is it possible to use an environment variable or a passphrase file?
+
+Best regards,
+sfowijowa