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diff --git a/doc/gpg.sgml b/doc/gpg.sgml index 830ba9c1e..abc6b2091 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> @@ -172,28 +180,32 @@ 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> <!-- |