docs: add "Encrypt metadata" section in README.md#111
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Encrypt metadata, that is hiding filenames in password protected archives is a counter-intuitive operation in 7-Zip. It took me half a day reading node-7z sourcecode and 7-Zip documentation to figure out if it was possibile. In the end, it seems all you need to do is pass the "he" compression method with the -m switch, while also specifying the -p switch to password protect the archive. I'd like for other people like me, that really needs this important security feature, not to waste their time figuring out how to do it. That is the reason I propose this update in the documentation.
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Encrypt metadata, that is hiding filenames in password protected archives is a counter-intuitive operation in 7-Zip.
It took me half a day reading node-7z sourcecode and 7-Zip documentation to figure out if it was possibile.
In the end, it seems all you need to do is pass the "he" compression method with the -m switch, while also specifying the -p switch to password protect the archive.
I'd like for other people like me, that really needs this security feature, not to waste their time figuring out how to do it.
That is the reason I propose this update in the documentation.
Thank you for your consideration!