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diff --git a/doc/gnupg.7 b/doc/gnupg.7 index d11a4c94a..a3dd29066 100644 --- a/doc/gnupg.7 +++ b/doc/gnupg.7 @@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ GnuPG \- The GNU Privacy Guard suite of programs .SH DESCRIPTION GnuPG is a set of programs for public key encryption and digital -signatures. The program most users want to use is -the OpenPGP command line tool, named \fBgpg\fP. \fBgpgv\fP -is a stripped down version of \fBgpg\fP to verify signatures -against a trusted keyring. There is also a tool called -\fBgpgsplit\fP to split OpenPGP messages or keyrings into their packets. +signatures. The program most users will want to use is the OpenPGP +command line tool, named \fBgpg\fP. \fBgpgv\fP is a stripped down +version of \fBgpg\fP with no encryption functionality, used only to +verify signatures against a trusted keyring. There is also a tool +called \fBgpgsplit\fP to split OpenPGP messages or keyrings into their +component packets. This is mainly useful for seeing how OpenPGP +messages are put together. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR gpg (1), .BR gpgv (1), - |