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@@ -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