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diff --git a/doc/gpg.sgml b/doc/gpg.sgml index ed5deaf07..58c893df6 100644 --- a/doc/gpg.sgml +++ b/doc/gpg.sgml @@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ special option "--". <refsect1> <title>COMMANDS</title> + +<para> +<command/gpg/ may be run with no commands, in which case it will +perform a reasonable action depending on the type of file it is given +as input (an encrypted message is decrypted, a signature is verified, +a file containing keys is listed). +</para> + <para> <command/gpg/ recognizes these commands: </para> @@ -183,28 +191,32 @@ material from stdin without denoting it in the above way. </para></listitem></varlistentry> <varlistentry> +<term>--multifile</term> +<listitem><para> +This modifies certain other commands to accept multiple files for +processing on the command line or read from stdin with each filename +on a separate line. This allows for many files to be processed at +once. --multifile may currently be used along with --verify, +--encrypt, and --decrypt. Note that `--multifile --verify' may not be +used with detached signatures. +</para></listitem></varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> <term>--verify-files <optional><parameter/files/</optional></term> <listitem><para> -This is a special version of the --verify command which does not work with -detached signatures. The command expects the files to be verified either -on the command line or reads the filenames from stdin; each name must be on -separate line. The command is intended for quick checking of many files. +Identical to `--multifile --verify'. </para></listitem></varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>--encrypt-files <optional><parameter/files/</optional></term> <listitem><para> -This is a special version of the --encrypt command. The command expects -the files to be encrypted either on the command line or reads the filenames -from stdin; each name must be on separate line. The command is intended -for a quick encryption of multiple files. +Identical to `--multifile --encrypt'. </para></listitem></varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>--decrypt-files <optional><parameter/files/</optional></term> <listitem><para> -The same as --encrypt-files with the difference that files will be -decrypted. The syntax of the filenames is the same. +Identical to `--multifile --decrypt'. </para></listitem></varlistentry> <!-- @@ -805,21 +817,18 @@ option is off by default and has no effect on non-Windows platforms. <varlistentry> <term>-u, --local-user &ParmName;</term> <listitem><para> -Use &ParmName; as the user ID to sign with. This option is silently -ignored for the list commands, so that it can be used in an options -file. +Use &ParmName; as the key to sign with. Note that this option +overrides --default-key. </para></listitem></varlistentry> - <varlistentry> <term>--default-key &ParmName;</term> <listitem><para> -Use &ParmName; as default user ID for signatures. If this -is not used the default user ID is the first user ID -found in the secret keyring. +Use &ParmName; as the default key to sign with. If this option is not +used, the default key is the first key found in the secret keyring. +Note that -u or --local-user overrides this option. </para></listitem></varlistentry> - <varlistentry> <term>-r, --recipient &ParmName;</term> <term></term> @@ -1311,6 +1320,12 @@ Show revoked and expired user IDs in key listings. Defaults to no. </para></listitem></varlistentry> <varlistentry> +<term>show-unusable-subkeys</term> +<listitem><para> +Show revoked and expired subkeys in key listings. Defaults to no. +</para></listitem></varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> <term>show-keyring</term> <listitem><para> Display the keyring name at the head of key listings to show which @@ -2524,7 +2539,7 @@ option is intended for external programs that call GnuPG to perform tasks, and is thus not generally useful. See the file <filename>doc/DETAILS</filename> in the source distribution for the details of which configuration items may be listed. --list-config is -only useful with --with-colons set. +only usable with --with-colons set. </para></listitem></varlistentry> </variablelist> |