diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index af6e133..9054750 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ func main() {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(args[0], "/") {
 			targetLocation := offline.EntryRoot + offline.PathSeparator + args[0][1:]
 			if isFile, _ := offline.TargetIsFile(targetLocation, true); isFile {
-				// TODO decrypt and display the entry
-				fmt.Println("It's a file!")
+				// TODO properly display entry contents (with headers)
+				offline.DecryptGPG(targetLocation)
 			} else {
 				fmt.Println(offline.AnsiError + "Failed to read \"" + targetLocation + "\" - it is a directory" + offline.AnsiReset)
 			}
diff --git a/src/offline/gpg.go b/src/offline/gpg.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ab5c89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/offline/gpg.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package offline
+
+import (
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// TODO GPG support is a temporary feature - it will be replaced with a different encryption scheme in the future
+// TODO These functions may continue to exist after that point, but consider them deprecated
+
+// DecryptGPG decrypts a GPG-encrypted file and returns the contents as a slice of (trimmed) strings
+func DecryptGPG(targetLocation string) []string {
+	cmd := exec.Command("gpg", "--pinentry-mode", "loopback", "-q", "-d", targetLocation)
+	output, _ := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	outputSlice := strings.Split(string(output), "\n")
+	for i, lineData := range outputSlice {
+		outputSlice[i] = strings.TrimRight(lineData, " \t") // remove trailing whitespace
+	}
+	return outputSlice
+}