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@@ -205,14 +205,14 @@ if used in an options file.
@item -v
-@item --verbose
+@itemx --verbose
@opindex verbose
Outputs additional information while running.
You can increase the verbosity by giving several
verbose commands to @command{gpg-agent}, such as @samp{-vv}.
@item -q
-@item --quiet
+@itemx --quiet
@opindex quiet
Try to be as quiet as possible.
@@ -448,11 +448,15 @@ of digits or special characters a warning will be displayed. Defaults
to 1.
@item --check-passphrase-pattern @var{file}
+@itemx --check-sym-passphrase-pattern @var{file}
@opindex check-passphrase-pattern
+@opindex check-sym-passphrase-pattern
Check the passphrase against the pattern given in @var{file}. When
entering a new passphrase matching one of these pattern a warning will
-be displayed. @var{file} should be an absolute filename. The default is
-not to use any pattern file.
+be displayed. @var{file} should be an absolute filename. The default
+is not to use any pattern file. The second version of this option is
+only used when creating a new symmetric key to allow the use of
+different patterns for such passphrases.
Security note: It is known that checking a passphrase against a list of
pattern or even against a complete dictionary is not very effective to