---
title: "rclone cryptdecode"
description: "Cryptdecode returns unencrypted file names."
versionIntroduced: v1.38
# autogenerated - DO NOT EDIT, instead edit the source code in cmd/cryptdecode/ and as part of making a release run "make commanddocs"
---
# rclone cryptdecode

Cryptdecode returns unencrypted file names.

## Synopsis

Returns unencrypted file names when provided with a list of encrypted file
names. List limit is 10 items.

If you supply the `--reverse` flag, it will return encrypted file names.

use it like this

```console
rclone cryptdecode encryptedremote: encryptedfilename1 encryptedfilename2
rclone cryptdecode --reverse encryptedremote: filename1 filename2
```

Another way to accomplish this is by using the `rclone backend encode` (or `decode`)
command. See the documentation on the [crypt](/crypt/) overlay for more info.

```
rclone cryptdecode encryptedremote: encryptedfilename [flags]
```

## Options

```
  -h, --help      help for cryptdecode
      --reverse   Reverse cryptdecode, encrypts filenames
```

See the [global flags page](/flags/) for global options not listed here.

## See Also

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* [rclone](/commands/rclone/)	 - Show help for rclone commands, flags and backends.


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