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@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ GNUPG FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS -Version: 1.5.3 -Last-Modified: Jul 10, 2001 +Version: 1.5.4 +Last-Modified: Jul 11, 2001 Maintained-by: Nils Ellmenreich <nils 'at' gnupg.org> @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ you could search in the mailing list archive. 4.15) Can't we have a gpg library? 4.16) I have successfully generated a revocation certificate, but I don't understand how to send it to the key servers. + 4.17) How do I put my keyring in a different directory? 5. COMPATIBILITY ISSUES 5.1) How can I encrypt a message with GnuPG so that PGP is able to decrypt it? @@ -460,6 +461,22 @@ messages? gpg --keyserver certserver.pgp.com --send-keys mykeyid (or use a keyserver web interface for this). + +4.17) How do I put my keyring in a different directory? + + GnuPG keeps several files in a special homedir directory. These + include the options file, pubring.gpg, secring.gpg, the trustdb, and + others. Gnupg will always create and use these files. On unices, + the homedir is usually ~/.gnupg; on Windows "C:\gnupg\". + + If you want to put your keyrings somewhere else, use + --homedir /my/path/ to make gnupg create all its + files in that directory. Your keyring will be + "/my/path/pubring.gpg". This way you can store your secrets on a + floppy disk. Don't use "--keyring" as its purpose is to specify + additional keyring files. + + 5. COMPATIBILITY ISSUES @@ -889,7 +906,7 @@ material? 7.7) What is the list of preferred algorithms? - The list of preferred algorithms is a list of cypher, hash and + The list of preferred algorithms is a list of cipher, hash and compression algorithms stored in the self-signature of a key during key generation. When you encrypt a document, GnuPG uses this list (which is then part of a public key) to determine which algorithms |