AGE-INSPECT(1) General Commands Manual AGE-INSPECT(1) (NAME) age-inspect - age (SYNOPSIS) age-inspect [--json] [INPUT] (DESCRIPTION) age-inspect age(1) INPUT ( ) . . (OPTIONS) --json JSON . --version . JSON (JSON FORMAT) --json JSON : O version: age ( "age-encryption.org/v1"). O postquantum: : "yes" "no" "unknown". O armor: (Boolean) ASCII (ASCII-armored) . O stanza_types: (stanza) ( ["X25519"] ["mlkem768x25519"]). O sizes: : O header: (header) age. O armor: (armor) ( 0 ). O overhead: (stream). O min_payload, max_payload: (payload) ( ). O min_padding, max_padding: / (padding) ( 0 ). . (EXAMPLES) : $ age-inspect secrets.age secrets.age is an age file, version "age-encryption.org/v1". This file is encrypted to the following recipient types: - "mlkem768x25519" This file uses post-quantum encryption. Size breakdown (assuming it decrypts successfully): Header 1627 bytes Encryption overhead 32 bytes Payload 42 bytes ------------------- Total 1701 bytes Tip: for machine-readable output, use --json. JSON : $ age-inspect --json secrets.age { "version": "age-encryption.org/v1", "postquantum": "yes", "armor": false, "stanza_types": [ "mlkem768x25519" ], "sizes": { "header": 1627, "armor": 0, "overhead": 32, "min_payload": 42, "max_payload": 42, "min_padding": 0, "max_padding": 0 } } (SEE ALSO) age(1), age-keygen(1) (AUTHORS) Filippo Valsorda age@filippo.io August 2026 AGE-INSPECT(1)