aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/doc/gpg.sgml
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/gpg.sgml')
-rw-r--r--doc/gpg.sgml48
1 files changed, 39 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/doc/gpg.sgml b/doc/gpg.sgml
index 59d9c9edf..145ad7c52 100644
--- a/doc/gpg.sgml
+++ b/doc/gpg.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!-- gpg.sgml - the man page for GnuPG
- Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of GnuPG.
@@ -1928,9 +1928,11 @@ Resets the --ask-cert-expire option.
<listitem><para>
Allow the user to do certain nonsensical or "silly" things like
signing an expired or revoked key, or certain potentially incompatible
-things like generating deprecated key types. In general, this option
-is for experts only. If you don't fully understand the implications
-of what it allows you to do, leave this off.
+things like generating deprecated key types. This also disables
+certain warning messages about potentially incompatible actions. As
+the name implies, this option is for experts only. If you don't fully
+understand the implications of what it allows you to do, leave this
+off.
</para></listitem></varlistentry
<varlistentry>
@@ -1975,6 +1977,15 @@ Experimental use only.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+<term>--group &ParmNameValue;</term>
+<listitem><para>
+Sets up a name group, which is similar to aliases in email programs.
+Any time the group name is a receipient (-r or --recipient), it will
+be expanded to the values specified. Note there is only one level of
+expansion - you cannot make an group that points to another group.
+</para></listitem></varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
<term>--preserve-permissions</term>
<listitem><para>
Don't change the permissions of a secret keyring back to user
@@ -1982,16 +1993,35 @@ read/write only. Use this option only if you really know what you are doing.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
-<term>--personal-preference-list &ParmString</term>
+<term>--personal-cipher-preferences &ParmString;</term>
<listitem><para>
-Set the list of personal preferences to &ParmString;, this list should
-be a string similar to the one printed by the command "pref" in the
-edit menu. This allows the user to factor in their own preferred
+Set the list of personal cipher preferences to &ParmString;, this list
+should be a string similar to the one printed by the command "pref" in
+the edit menu. This allows the user to factor in their own preferred
+algorithms when algorithms are chosen via recipient key preferences.
+</para></listitem></varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>--personal-digest-preferences &ParmString;</term>
+<listitem><para>
+Set the list of personal digest preferences to &ParmString;, this list
+should be a string similar to the one printed by the command "pref" in
+the edit menu. This allows the user to factor in their own preferred
algorithms when algorithms are chosen via recipient key preferences.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
-<term>--default-preference-list &ParmString</term>
+<term>--personal-compress-preferences &ParmString;</term>
+<listitem><para>
+Set the list of personal compression preferences to &ParmString;, this
+list should be a string similar to the one printed by the command
+"pref" in the edit menu. This allows the user to factor in their own
+preferred algorithms when algorithms are chosen via recipient key
+preferences.
+</para></listitem></varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>--default-preference-list &ParmString;</term>
<listitem><para>
Set the list of default preferences to &ParmString;, this list should
be a string similar to the one printed by the command "pref" in the