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diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi index e70c32341..409320a7c 100644 --- a/doc/gpg.texi +++ b/doc/gpg.texi @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -@c Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 -@c 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +@c Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, +@c 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. @c This is part of the GnuPG manual. @c For copying conditions, see the file gnupg.texi. @@ -309,6 +309,14 @@ command "tsign"). @opindex check-sigs Same as @option{--list-sigs}, but the signatures are verified. +The status of the verification is indicated by a flag directly following +the "sig" tag (and thus before the flags described above for +@option{--list-sigs}). A "!" indicates that the signature has been +successfully verified, a "-" denotes a bad signature and a "%" is used +if an error occured while checking the signature (e.g. a non supported +algorithm). + + @item --fingerprint @opindex fingerprint List all keys (or the specified ones) along with their @@ -908,6 +916,28 @@ Reset verbose level to 0. @opindex quiet Try to be as quiet as possible. +@item --batch +@itemx --no-batch +@opindex batch +@opindex no-batch +Use batch mode. Never ask, do not allow interactive commands. +@option{--no-batch} disables this option. + +@item --no-tty +@opindex no-tty +Make sure that the TTY (terminal) is never used for any output. +This option is needed in some cases because GnuPG sometimes prints +warnings to the TTY even if @option{--batch} is used. + +@item --yes +@opindex yes +Assume "yes" on most questions. + +@item --no +@opindex no +Assume "no" on most questions. + + @item --list-options @code{parameters} @opindex list-options This is a space or comma delimited string that gives options used when @@ -1844,31 +1874,31 @@ using this option, the encrypted message becomes vulnerable to a message modification attack. @item --personal-cipher-preferences @code{string} -Set the list of personal cipher preferences to @code{string}, this list -should be a string similar to the one printed by the command "pref" in -the edit menu. This allows the user to factor in their own preferred -algorithms when algorithms are chosen via recipient key preferences. -The most highly ranked cipher in this list is also used for the -@option{--symmetric} encryption command. +Set the list of personal cipher preferences to @code{string}. Use +@command{@gpgname --version} to get a list of available algorithms, +and use @code{none} to set no preference at all. This allows the user +to factor in their own preferred algorithms when algorithms are chosen +via recipient key preferences. The most highly ranked cipher in this +list is also used for the @option{--symmetric} encryption command. @item --personal-digest-preferences @code{string} -Set the list of personal digest preferences to @code{string}, this list -should be a string similar to the one printed by the command "pref" in -the edit menu. This allows the user to factor in their own preferred -algorithms when algorithms are chosen via recipient key preferences. -The most highly ranked digest algorithm in this list is algo used when -signing without encryption (e.g. @option{--clearsign} or -@option{--sign}). The default value is SHA-1. +Set the list of personal digest preferences to @code{string}. Use +@command{@gpgname --version} to get a list of available algorithms, +and use @code{none} to set no preference at all. This allows the user +to factor in their own preferred algorithms when algorithms are chosen +via recipient key preferences. The most highly ranked digest +algorithm in this list is algo used when signing without encryption +(e.g. @option{--clearsign} or @option{--sign}). The default value is +SHA-1. @item --personal-compress-preferences @code{string} -Set the list of personal compression preferences to @code{string}, this -list should be a string similar to the one printed by the command -"pref" in the edit menu. This allows the user to factor in their own -preferred algorithms when algorithms are chosen via recipient key -preferences. The most highly ranked algorithm in this list is also -used when there are no recipient keys to consider (e.g. @option{--symmetric}). - - +Set the list of personal compression preferences to @code{string}. +Use @command{@gpgname --version} to get a list of available +algorithms, and use @code{none} to set no preference at all. This +allows the user to factor in their own preferred algorithms when +algorithms are chosen via recipient key preferences. The most highly +ranked compression algorithm in this list is algo used when there are +no recipient keys to consider (e.g. @option{--symmetric}). @item --s2k-cipher-algo @code{name} Use @code{name} as the cipher algorithm used to protect secret keys. |