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diff --git a/doc/gpg-agent.texi b/doc/gpg-agent.texi index a4079d7ed..7523043bb 100644 --- a/doc/gpg-agent.texi +++ b/doc/gpg-agent.texi @@ -532,6 +532,19 @@ Ignore requests to change the current @code{tty} or X window system's @code{DISPLAY} variable respectively. This is useful to lock the pinentry to pop up at the @code{tty} or display you started the agent. + +@anchor{option --extra-socket} +@item --extra-socket @var{name} +@opindex extra-socket +Also listen on native gpg-agent connections on the given socket. The +intended use for this extra socket is to setup a Unix domain socket +forwarding from a remote machine to this socket on the local machine. +A @command{gpg} running on the remote machine may then connect to the +local gpg-agent and use its private keys. This allows to decrypt or +sign data on a remote machine without exposing the private keys to the +remote machine. + + @anchor{option --enable-ssh-support} @item --enable-ssh-support @opindex enable-ssh-support |