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@@ -2049,7 +2049,11 @@ Suppress the warning about "using insecure memory".
<varlistentry>
<term>--no-permission-warning</term>
<listitem><para>
-Suppress the warning about unsafe file permissions.
+Suppress the warning about unsafe file permissions. Note that the
+file permission checks that GnuPG does are not intended to be
+authoritative, rather they simply warn about certain common permission
+problems. Do not assume that the lack of a warning means that your
+system is secure.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -2259,11 +2263,14 @@ Experimental use only.
Sets up a named 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.
-
+</para><para>
The values are &ParmKeyIDs; or fingerprints, but any key description
is accepted. Note that a value with spaces in it will be treated as
two different values. Note also there is only one level of expansion
-- you cannot make an group that points to another group.
+- you cannot make an group that points to another group. When used
+from the command line, it may be necessary to quote the argument to
+this option to prevent the shell from treating it as multiple
+arguments.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>