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diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi index b79b78334..16c9674c5 100644 --- a/doc/gpg.texi +++ b/doc/gpg.texi @@ -644,10 +644,13 @@ For a description of these optional arguments see the command the default is to a create certification and signing key. The @code{expire} argument can be used to specify an expiration date -for the key. Several formats are supported; commonly the ISO -YYYY-MM-DD format is used. The values ``never'', ``none'' can be used -for no expiration date. Not specifying a value, or using ``-'' -results in a key expiring in a reasonable default interval. +for the key. Several formats are supported; commonly the ISO formats +``YYYY-MM-DD'' or ``YYYYMMDDThhmmss'' are used. To make the key +expire in N seconds, N days, N weeks, N months, or N years use +``seconds=N'', ``Nd'', ``Nw'', ``Nm'', or ``Ny'' respectively. Not +specifying a value, or using ``-'' results in a key expiring in a +reasonable default interval. The values ``never'', ``none'' can be +used for no expiration date. If this command is used with @option{--batch}, @option{--pinentry-mode} has been set to @code{loopback}, and one of @@ -684,15 +687,20 @@ Depending on the given @code{algo} the subkey may either be an encryption subkey or a signing subkey. If an algorithm is capable of signing and encryption and such a subkey is desired, a @code{usage} string must be given. This string is either ``default'' or ``-'' to -keep the default or a comma delimited list of keywords: ``sign'' for a -signing subkey, ``auth'' for an authentication subkey, and ``encr'' -for an encryption subkey (``encrypt'' can be used as alias for -``encr''). The valid combinations depend on the algorithm. +keep the default or a comma delimited list (or space delimited list) +of keywords: ``sign'' for a signing subkey, ``auth'' for an +authentication subkey, and ``encr'' for an encryption subkey +(``encrypt'' can be used as alias for ``encr''). The valid +combinations depend on the algorithm. The @code{expire} argument can be used to specify an expiration date -for the subkey. Several formats are supported; commonly the ISO -YYYY-MM-DD format is used. The values ``never'', ``none'', or ``-'' -can be used for no expiration date. +for the key. Several formats are supported; commonly the ISO formats +``YYYY-MM-DD'' or ``YYYYMMDDThhmmss'' are used. To make the key +expire in N seconds, N days, N weeks, N months, or N years use +``seconds=N'', ``Nd'', ``Nw'', ``Nm'', or ``Ny'' respectively. Not +specifying a value, or using ``-'' results in a key expiring in a +reasonable default interval. The values ``never'', ``none'' can be +used for no expiration date. @item --generate-key @opindex generate-key |