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diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi index fac97c440..9491dc83f 100644 --- a/doc/gpg.texi +++ b/doc/gpg.texi @@ -956,7 +956,8 @@ signing. --version} to get a list of available algorithms. Note that while you can change the preferences on an attribute user ID (aka "photo ID"), GnuPG does not select keys via attribute user IDs so these preferences - will not be used by GnuPG. + will not be used by GnuPG. Note that an unattended version of this + command is available as @option{--quick-update-pref}. When setting preferences, you should list the algorithms in the order which you'd like to see them used by someone else when encrypting a @@ -1164,6 +1165,16 @@ user ID which shall be flagged as the primary user ID. The primary user ID flag is removed from all other user ids and the timestamp of all affected self-signatures is set one second ahead. +@item --quick-update-pref @var{user-id} +@opindex quick-update-pref +This command updates the preference list of the key to the current +default value (either built-in or set via +@option{--default-preference-list}). This is the unattended version +of of using "setpref" in the @option{--key-edit} menu without giving a +list. Note that you can show the preferences in a key listing by +using @option{--list-options show-pref} or @option{--list-options +show-pref-verbose}. You should also re-distribute updated keys to +your peers. @item --change-passphrase @var{user-id} @opindex change-passphrase @@ -2714,6 +2725,14 @@ is the default. @itemx --no-force-v4-certs These options are obsolete and have no effect since GnuPG 2.1. +@item --force-ocb +@opindex force-ocb +Force the use of OCB mode encryption instead of CFB+MDC encryption. +OCB is a modern and faster way to do authenticated encryption than the +older CFB+MDC method. This option is only useful for symmetric-only +encryption because the mode is automatically selected based on the +preferences of the recipients's public keys. + @item --force-mdc @itemx --disable-mdc @opindex force-mdc |