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@@ -357,9 +357,7 @@ suite hack and may thus not be used in the file name.
@item --dirmngr-program @var{file}
@opindex dirmngr-program
Specify a dirmngr program to be used for @acronym{CRL} checks. The
-default value is @file{@value{BINDIR}/dirmngr}. This is only used as a
-fallback when the environment variable @code{DIRMNGR_INFO} is not set or
-a running dirmngr cannot be connected.
+default value is @file{@value{BINDIR}/dirmngr}.
@item --prefer-system-dirmngr
@opindex prefer-system-dirmngr
@@ -800,7 +798,7 @@ current home directory (@pxref{option --homedir}).
@table @file
@item gpgsm.conf
-@cindex gpgsm.conf
+@efindex gpgsm.conf
This is the standard configuration file read by @command{gpgsm} on
startup. It may contain any valid long option; the leading two dashes
may not be entered and the option may not be abbreviated. This default
@@ -809,7 +807,7 @@ You should backup this file.
@item policies.txt
-@cindex policies.txt
+@efindex policies.txt
This is a list of allowed CA policies. This file should list the
object identifiers of the policies line by line. Empty lines and
lines starting with a hash mark are ignored. Policies missing in this
@@ -829,7 +827,7 @@ like this:
@c man:.RE
@item qualified.txt
-@cindex qualified.txt
+@efindex qualified.txt
This is the list of root certificates used for qualified certificates.
They are defined as certificates capable of creating legally binding
signatures in the same way as handwritten signatures are. Comments
@@ -865,7 +863,7 @@ Because this software has not yet been approved for use with such
certificates, appropriate notices will be shown to indicate this fact.
@item help.txt
-@cindex help.txt
+@efindex help.txt
This is plain text file with a few help entries used with
@command{pinentry} as well as a large list of help items for
@command{gpg} and @command{gpgsm}. The standard file has English help
@@ -879,7 +877,7 @@ For a reference of the help file's syntax, please see the installed
@item com-certs.pem
-@cindex com-certs.pem
+@efindex com-certs.pem
This file is a collection of common certificates used to populated a
newly created @file{pubring.kbx}. An administrator may replace this
file with a custom one. The format is a concatenation of PEM encoded
@@ -901,20 +899,20 @@ they all live in in the current home directory (@pxref{option
@table @file
@item pubring.kbx
-@cindex pubring.kbx
+@efindex pubring.kbx
This a database file storing the certificates as well as meta
information. For debugging purposes the tool @command{kbxutil} may be
used to show the internal structure of this file. You should backup
this file.
@item random_seed
-@cindex random_seed
+@efindex random_seed
This content of this file is used to maintain the internal state of the
random number generator across invocations. The same file is used by
other programs of this software too.
@item S.gpg-agent
-@cindex S.gpg-agent
+@efindex S.gpg-agent
If this file exists
@command{gpgsm} will first try to connect to this socket for
accessing @command{gpg-agent} before starting a new @command{gpg-agent}
@@ -1535,18 +1533,25 @@ set to the empty string, and if @code{<STRING>} is given it is set to
that string.
@item display
+@efindex DISPLAY
Set the session environment variable @code{DISPLAY} is set to @var{value}.
@item ttyname
+@efindex GPG_TTY
Set the session environment variable @code{GPG_TTY} is set to @var{value}.
@item ttytype
+@efindex TERM
Set the session environment variable @code{TERM} is set to @var{value}.
@item lc-ctype
+@efindex LC_CTYPE
Set the session environment variable @code{LC_CTYPE} is set to @var{value}.
@item lc-messages
+@efindex LC_MESSAGES
Set the session environment variable @code{LC_MESSAGES} is set to @var{value}.
@item xauthority
+@efindex XAUTHORITY
Set the session environment variable @code{XAUTHORITY} is set to @var{value}.
@item pinentry-user-data
+@efindex PINENTRY_USER_DATA
Set the session environment variable @code{PINENTRY_USER_DATA} is set
to @var{value}.